Method of ceramic matrix composite repair

A method of treating a ceramic matrix composite article, comprising:

• selecting an article, the article having a ceramic composite, and the article formed by a process comprising an initial melt infiltration at an initial temperature with an initial infiltration material, whereby said article has at least one treatable feature;
• removing a portion of the ceramic composite from a region abutting a portion of the at least one treatable feature to form a treatment region;
• positioning a treatment material including a reinforcing fiber into the treatment region;
• densifying at least a portion of the treatment material by a first melt infiltration with a first infiltration material, wherein the first infiltration material includes silicon, and wherein the first melt infiltration is performed at a first temperature lower than the initial infiltration temperature of the initial melt infiltration and lower than a melting point of the initial infiltration material,
• further comprising densifying at least a portion of the treatment material by a second melt infiltration with a second infiltration material, wherein the second infiltration material includes silicon, and wherein the second melt infiltration is performed at a second temperature lower than the first temperature.