Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10809432, member: 79705&quot;]Heat and a press are the professional way to do it and generally not harmful to most works (stuff made of plastics or with applied acrylic, gilt, etc can&#039;t go in a press). Heat relaxes paper fibers just like it does for clothing fibers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Two ways to do it professionally. A preservationist will have a heat table that warms the work from beneath, while they &quot;seal&quot; the surface under a light plastic sheet with the air vacuumed out. That&#039;s usually for paintings.</p><p><br /></p><p>A framer will have a dry mount press. It heats up and there&#039;s a press lid. It&#039;s used to dry mount things to other surfaces, but also just to flatten art out. It has a tiny iron attached for small touches. I&#039;ve had so, so, SO many personal pieces that I&#039;ve sent to be pressed with my husband. They always come back looking perfect. I see no reason a woodblock print wouldn&#039;t be fine in a dry mount press.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re concerned, you can try just placing a sheet of tissue or paper on top and then laying down a heavy book for some time. You can also iron paper on low heat if it doesn&#039;t work and you feel adventurous... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie17" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely no water without professional supervision lol. When that&#039;s used by professionals it tends to be full body immersion for foxing and acid burn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in