A Coat of Many Colours: Conserving an 18th Century Technicolour Dream Coat
Treatment is now complete on this stunning late 18th century coat of brown cut and voided silk velvet, adorned with polychrome
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24 May 2016
Loans, Loans, Loans
Over the past few months in the studio most of our time has been spent preparing paintings for the Museum’s
Walk This Way: Preparing Shoes for Display
On Saturday 11th June, we’ll be opening our latest exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure & Pain, from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
How Do We Prepare For Pleasure & Pain?
In preparation for our next blockbuster fashion exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure & Pain‘ from the Victoria and Albert Museum, we have
Textile Conservation for the Masses
Alongside working on our own collection of costume and textiles, we also carry out commercial textiles conservation projects, for members
Doll Conservation: Wash Day
After documenting and assessing the doll and her costume, the first step was to wet clean (wash) all the linen
Stop That Plasticiser! Learning How to Preserve Modern Materials at West Dean College
Since starting my textile conservation training I had heard much about West Dean College, where courses in art, craft, conservation
Cleaning Fusiliers Medals
For the last few weeks in my role as Regional Conservator for the Conservation Advisory Network, I have been supervising
A Fine & Fashionable Storage Mount
There is something quite astonishing about seeing fine Venetian needlepoint lace at close quarters. Lace pre-cursors date back over two
Who Made the Wholecloth?
I’m currently improving the storage of some of the flat textiles in the Museum’s collection, and have been re-rolling objects
Put the Dog in the Frame
It has been over a month since I last blogged about preparing the portrait of Josephine’s dog, Bernardine ready to
Keeping It Clean In Josephine’s Bedroom
Some days being a textile conservator is just not that glamorous and the biannual clean of Josephine Bowes’ living quarters
Beauty & the Beach
As part of the Conservation Advisory Network, myself, and my two Icon/HLF textile conservation interns visited Kirkleatham Museum in Redcar
A Tapestry of Techniques
As part of my internship, I am given a training budget to spend on conferences, courses, and workshops. Last week
Evacuating the Old Fire Station
The old fire station, on Crook Lane, at the back of the Museum has been used as a large object
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