Chastened, they took a different approach, assembling each piece from individual layers of linen.
After being excised from 14 layers of linen wrappings in 1956, as part of a treasure hunt for amulets and jewelry, he was almost consigned to an incinerator.
Where mahogany or teak might typically be employed, Newson decked a speed boat with a material called micarta, made from layers of linen laminated with a phenolic resin, commonly used for knife handles.
Ms. Kovatcheva was pinning layers of linen and interfacing for the final covers; Ms. Tomobe and another intern, Tatyana Simonova, with the shop cat Fuzzles on her lap, were sewing snaps on binding straps, and Mr. Doyle, was now a "corner gluer".
According to modern archaeology, one of the earliest examples of a composite material was the carefully soaked layers of linen and plaster used for the Egyptian practice of mummification.
Until now, though, nobody has been able to 'see' inside its elaborately painted case made of cartonnage (layers of linen soaked in glue), which contains Tamut's mummified remains.
Multiple, uncountable layers of linen, at least four centimeters deep/thick, cover the body.
The legs were similarly wrapped, with the left thigh being wrapped in dozens of layers of linen.
The body was wrapped in several layers of linen; the legs and arms are packed separately; much of the bandaging has been removed later.
The Shadows spun her slowly around as she spoke, and the wings, which are built from layers of tattered linen and crinoline on an articulated wood-and-carbon-fibre frame, swirled around her like the skirts of a ball gown.
