Using PAPER to Repair TEXTILE?

When this Sunbonnet Sue quilt arrived at @NationalParkService Museum Conservation Lab, it was dirty with extensive light and pest damage. Once washed, the quilt needed to be stabilized and and repaired, requiring an innovative paper conservation solution to a textile conservation problem. National Council for Preservation Education intern Ellie Fitzgerald describes to Adam Savage the scanning, photo editing, and printing process she used to create patterned paper fills for the quilt's damaged areas. Can YOU guess what is original and what's paper fill? National Park Museum Conservation Lab: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/hfc/museum-conservation-services.htm National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm What Happens When Taxidermy Fails: https://youtu.be/_ovkiZfl9aw Where America’s Historical Artifacts Are Being Preserved (Well ... For Now): https://youtu.be/1lxSXvLGvcs How to Wash a 157-Year-Old Newspaper: https://youtu.be/P3J-ToojchA Adam Savage Makes "Leather" Out of Silicone: https://youtu.be/FWBP1_2Dyu8 Ouch! Here's What Happened: https://youtu.be/L8MDAmCpzyA Follow the NPS Museum Conservation Lab here: https://www.instagram.com/conservation_hfc_nps/ If you'd like to support the work of the NPS museum conservation lab, you can do so -- indirectly -- by visiting national park(s), writing to your representatives about your support for the National Park Service and its museum conservation lab, or donating to the National Park Conservation Association (https://www.npca.org/), a nongovernmental nonprofit that supports the NPS' work. Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store.com Savage Merchandising: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/testedcom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!