Re: Fragile paper processing trick

Sam,

Ditto what permadoc.. wrote. The Hollytex is if I'm not mistaken a
loose weave of Tyvek (or virgin Tyvek like material). -greg

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006, permadocument wrote:

> Hello Sam,
>
> In paper and photographic conservation we use a spun bonded polyester sheet
> such as "Hollytex" to support extremely thin paper during washing.
> Hollytex is a spun bonded polyester sheet structured from randomly arranged,
> continuous filaament polyster fibers and considered the ultimate membrane
> support for micro-filtration. It is available in a wide range of weights,
> thicknesses and permeabilities.
> You can put your work between two sheets of Hollytex or make some sort of
> folder with it and do your washing cycle in your usual way.
>
> Have fun,
> Roger
>
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>> De : sam wang <stwang@clemson.edu>
>> Répondre à : alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>> Date : Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:14:04 -0400
>> À : alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>> Objet : Fragile paper processing trick
>>
>> I seem to remember that awhile ago someone (Kerik?) mentioned a way to
>> support fragile paper during wet processing. Well, I'm using some
>> extremely flimsy paper for pt/pd as well as cyanotype and vandyke, and
>> would like to hear what methods people have found to work well. Thanks.
>>
>> Sam Wang
>>
>>
>
>
Received on 08/11/06-02:49:09 AM Z