Occasionally it is necessary to provide a fragile textile with an initial support before sewing it to its lining or mounting support. This has been done in some instances by lining the textile with a <i>Beva 371B₁ impregnated crepeline, which fixes the loose and disintegrating fibers. After such a treatment the textile retains a considerable degree of flexibility, unlike the stiffness which results from the use of other adhesives, such as rice paste. My feeling had always been, however, that once the <i>Beva had been heat-activated there was no possibility of manipulating the textile to correct unaligned yarns and loose pieces. The advantage of rice paste was that it dried so slowly that there was ample opportunity to correct mis-placed yarns. This paper intends to demonstrate that it is also possible to achieve great maneuverability of the fibers after the <i>Beva'd crepeline has been applied.