Introduction to Textile Conservation

* Prepare to discuss in class

Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4, Presentation 5, Presentation 6, Presentation ​7

​Day 1

• Definitions of Conservation Terminology
• Fiber Identification in Practice (Goodway)​
• Fiber Identification by Burning
• The Story of Colour in Textiles (Kay-Williams)
• * Cloth and the Human Experience (Schneider and Weiner)
• Textile Cycle 
• Textiles Revealed: Objects Based Research (Brooks)
• Introduction to Textile Conservation and Research (Flury-Lemberg)
• Textile Conservation (Orlofsky)
• Characterization Grid 
• * Conservation Treatment Methodology (Appelbaum)
• Object Assessment Worksheet
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Day 3

• * Conservation with Needle and Thread (Flury-Lemberg)​
• Directory of Stitches Used in Textile Conservation 
• ​Conservation Stitching Guide
• Conservation Netting

Day 2

• Warning Signs: When Textiles Need Conservation (Commoner)
• Principles of Preventive Conservation (Merritt)
• Recommendations for Applying Accession Numbers to Museum Objects: Part 1 (Delfino)
• * Storage Containers for Textile Collections (Commoner)
• Storage and Preservation of the Museum's Collections (Butcher-Younghans)
• Clothing and Textile Storage Guidelines
• ​Choosing Storage Materials
• Quilt Storage and Handling
• ​Rolling Textiles
• How to Archive Your Wedding Gown
• * To Clean or Not to Clean (Eastop and Brooks)
• ​Vacuuming Textiles
• Dirty Dozen of Museum Pests 
• Identifying and Mitigating Insect Infestations
• ​Safe Fumigation of Textiles​
• Textile Condition Terms

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​Day 4

• Let There be Light (Eaton)
• Making a Fabric-Covered Mount Board
• Making and Attaching a Velcro Header
• ​Textile Display Supplies​​