Antique Wedding Fan

A customer wanted to preserve her grandmothers wedding fan but it was in bad shape.

Our finished height. Keeping the glass off the art serves to prevent condensation from collecting on the art.

​We started by mounting fabric and laying out the center of each fan 'rib'.
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The spines of the fan had separated from the silk so we made acid free shims to support it.

We build up hand-cut layers until our depth will keep the glass off our art.
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We hand sew each spine individually so there isn't too much pressure. Old fabric can tear as easily as paper.

The finished product with museum quality glass. Preserved in the best ways possible now this heirloom can be displayed for generations.