Tapa Cloth Repair - Collecting Tiki

A AdOrAdam Member Wolverhampton, UK Joined: Jun 16, 2013 Posts: 630	A AdOrAdam Posted posted on Wed, Feb 3, 2016 12:16 PM This thread suits my needs perfectly if I can revive it! I recently got a 90 x 90 cm piece of tapa cloth: It's definitely got thin patches & signs of wear all over - if you class it as 'only in as good a condition as the worst bit of it', it's in bad condition: I figure this is normal for an vintage item. It's too delicate to glue to a wall & ever expect it to adjust it after your first attempt (ie it's going to a one shot take). It definitely won't come off again whole if you wished to move it. I figured the options are: Frame it Mount it on card & attach than to the wall Stick it to the wall & forget about it Assuming I'm keen to mount it (to retain the texture, allow it to be moved if required, etc), I'm wondering if the glue will show through, etc Any suggestions?

This thread suits my needs perfectly if I can revive it!

I recently got a 90 x 90 cm piece of tapa cloth:

It's definitely got thin patches & signs of wear all over - if you class it as 'only in as good a condition as the worst bit of it', it's in bad condition:

I figure this is normal for an vintage item.

It's too delicate to glue to a wall & ever expect it to adjust it after your first attempt (ie it's going to a one shot take). It definitely won't come off again whole if you wished to move it.

I figured the options are:

Frame it
Mount it on card & attach than to the wall
Stick it to the wall & forget about it

Assuming I'm keen to mount it (to retain the texture, allow it to be moved if required, etc), I'm wondering if the glue will show through, etc

Any suggestions?

Post #758316 by AdOrAdam on Wed, Feb 3, 2016 12:16 PM