Solvent reactivation for Klucel G on an incredibly brittle lace fragment, 2 concentrations & 2 different solvents (3% and 5%, acetone & ethanol respectively)
The lace ribbon was so brittle & practically crumpled into a ball.
Instead of immediately going straight for the “sandwich” method, I relaxed the fibers a bit by pinning the lace out and putting it in a “chamber” with some wet blotter adjacent to it
After about 15 minutes or so, the general crumpling was reduced…
Another round of humidifying, this time with contact humidification…
This is the result that I was happiest with! Both in terms of humidification and solvent reactivation.
