In 2010, the author was charged with preparing a previously conserved 16th-century carpet fragment for display. The project offered an opportunity to review some of the principles of conservation and search for solutions within the changes in ideas and practices of conservation during the last 30 years. The carpet had been repaired extensively before acquisition, and those repairs not only diminished the artistic impression of the carpet but also caused physical distortion of its original structure. In order to reconstruct the areas where original structure was lost, most had been repaired with insertions taken either from other carpet(s) or from another part of the same carpet. The previous treatment in 1980 involved a reweaving technique after removing old repairs including insertions. An area was tested with the technique however the treatment was not completed. When the project was revisited in 2010, a treatment with limited intervention was sought: realignment, stabilization of weak or damaged areas, and preservation of repairs with insertions. While both these conservation treatments improved the aesthetic quality and physical stability of the carpet, the latter treatment responds to current practice by focusing on finding less intrusive solutions and acknowledging the historical value of old repairs.