Repairing the Erie Torah cover

Laura Lee asked me if I could repair the lining to the Erie Torah cover, which was ripped from much loving wear and tear.

Before repair

Upon inspection it seemed the thing to do was to replace the lining, but this required disassembling the whole cover into the original pieces, and that in turn provided the opportunity to repair other damage to the cover, which could not be done with the lining in place:

1. Before the repairs
2. Disassembly
3. Repair of decorations
4. Replacing the lining
5. Reassembly

(Reminiscent of Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House)


One problem I did not address was the frayed openings to the mantle head (where the velvet is stapled directly to the head board).  I think the best thing to do here is to purchase wooden rings that are made for edging these openings.

frayed cutout edges on repaired mantle