Stabilization

Stabilization is the technical term for repairing a fabric or object and can be done with a variety of methods: underlays and overlays are the most common.

Stabilizing ribbons on a baton
Stabilizing ribbons on a baton
Detail of loss, stabilized with an overlay: Before treatment on the top, after treatment on the bottom
Detail of loss, stabilized with an overlay: Before treatment on the top, after treatment on the bottom
Stabilization of a tear with an underlay: before treatment on the top, after treatment on the bottom
Stabilization of a tear with an underlay: before treatment on the top, after treatment on the bottom