´Der
Trecker´ was introduced to me by Ulrike Fischer researcher at the Doerner institute Munchen during the workshop TEAR BONDING given at the SRAL (Stichting Restauratie
Atelier Limburg) May 2011. Der Trecker was invented by Winfried Heiber for
bringing together the edges of tears. And
it really does this well as I experienced during this workshop.
I made it
a challenge to make one myself. With the collaboration of my brother-in-law who
is a plater and my colleague Susan Smelt we produced 4 Treckers. Yesterday
Susan and I made the strips of webbing.