Museum Textile Services
  • About MTS
    • Our Team
    • Client List
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  • Textile Conservation
    • Asian Art
    • Architectural Interiors
    • Ethnographic Textiles
    • Flags & Banners
    • Historic Clothing
    • Quilts and Coverlets
    • Samplers & Embroideries
    • Sports Memorabilia
    • Tapestries
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    • Fumigation FAQs
    • Our test results
  • Andover Figures™
    • Our Mission
    • The Andover Figures System
    • Choosing a Form
    • Purchasing Andover Figures
    • AF Contact Form
  • Resources
    • MTS Magazine
    • Textile Conservation Basics
    • Textile Stabilization
    • Textile Storage
    • Displaying Historic Costume
    • Displaying Flat Textiles
    • Museum Pests
    • Disaster Response
    • Advanced Topics
    • Class Readings
    • Staff Publications
    • Resources in Spanish
    • MTS Videos and Slide Shows
  • Blog
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Textile Conservation Basics

MTS Handouts

  • Archival Materials​​
  • ​Vacuuming Textiles​
  • Definitions of Conservation Terminology
  • ​​Sample Condition Report
  • Blank Condition Report
  • Textile Condition Terms​
  • Professional Organizations for Textile Conservators
  • Assessing Modern Materials
  • Modern Materials in Textile & Costume Conservation

Online Resources

  • ​A variety of resources are on the  AIC website 
  • Preventive Conservation Guidelines for Textiles and Costumes
  • NPS Museum Handbook, Part I, Appendix K
  • Conserve-o-grams, everyone’s favorite conservation leaflets
  • An Illustrated Guide to the Care of Costume and Textile Collections (MGC)
  • NEDCC's Preservation Leaflets 
  • Getty Conservation Institute publications available for free 
  • Resources from ICP
  • Regional Alliance for Preservation bibliographies 
  • CCI notes are available individually or in a binder 
  • Museum Handbook from the National Park Service 
  • AASLH technical leaflets 
  • Low-cost technical inserts from Illinois Heritage Association
  • ​Housekeeping Manual—Minneapolis Historical Society
  • Condition Reporting form
  • A Condition Assessment Rating System for Textiles
  • Condition Report for Costume Display

Museum Textile Services, LLC

P.O. Box 5004
Andover, MA 01810
admin@museumtextiles.com
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978.474.9200
  • About MTS
    • Our Team
    • Client List
    • Press Room
  • Textile Conservation
    • Asian Art
    • Architectural Interiors
    • Ethnographic Textiles
    • Flags & Banners
    • Historic Clothing
    • Quilts and Coverlets
    • Samplers & Embroideries
    • Sports Memorabilia
    • Tapestries
  • Fumigation Services
    • Fumigation FAQs
    • Our test results
  • Andover Figures™
    • Our Mission
    • The Andover Figures System
    • Choosing a Form
    • Purchasing Andover Figures
    • AF Contact Form
  • Resources
    • MTS Magazine
    • Textile Conservation Basics
    • Textile Stabilization
    • Textile Storage
    • Displaying Historic Costume
    • Displaying Flat Textiles
    • Museum Pests
    • Disaster Response
    • Advanced Topics
    • Class Readings
    • Staff Publications
    • Resources in Spanish
    • MTS Videos and Slide Shows
  • Blog