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invisible canvas repair

Started by fragged8, July 07, 2010, 12:03:32 am

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fragged8

hiya 
A customer has asked me a good question,  can tears in canvas be repaired invisibly ?
he doesn't want patches as the canvas is only a year old.


anyone have any thoughts on this ?

mike802

Sounds like a tall order to me.  I have in some cases been able to hide the repair in a seam, or make a new seam where the repair is, but only if a seam is close by, or their is enough slack in the canvas to take up the seam allowance in the repair.
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MinUph

Only thing I can think of is to just replace the torn section with new.
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bobbin

Many, many moons ago when I worked in a very high end tailoring shop a customer asked about a repair to a 3 corner tear in a very expensive suit.  We gave him the usual options  which included sending the garment out for reweaving ($$). 

I still quote the advice given him for the less expensive option:  "we can fix it but we can't make it disappear".  That pretty much sums it up. 

Mike8560

I agree with everyoneive hidthem in seams and made seams to hide repairs but then I'll mirror the seam on a cover on a good side to make it look original. And I've replace a entire panel on A canvas from seam to seam when neccarry. But I don't know how to hide just a patch.

fragged8

thank guys,

i was sort of thinking invisible repairs like on vinyl, i know thats a different ball game, but you never know
till you ask eh ?

so i guess its patch it or hide it if you can   :o

Rich