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The care & preservation of textiles : Karen Finch & Greta Putnam ; foreword by Donald King.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Berkeley, CA : LACIS, c1985.Description: 144 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0916896374
Other title:
  • Care and preservation of textiles
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TS1449 .F488 1991
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Donald King -- Introduction -- 1 Textiles and fibres: A general -- survey II -- Fibres -- Deterioration of textiles -- Conservation of textiles -- 2 Volunteers and conservation -- 3 Colour -- Colour and light -- Colour and conservation -- Colour and display -- 4 Display and preventive -- conservation -- Light -- Protective housekeeping -- Atmospheric conditions -- Textile collections -- Mounting textiles for framing -- Types of display and care -- 5 Storage -- Safe storage -- Costumes -- Smaller items -- 6 Cleaning -- Surface cleaning -- Washing -- Ironing -- Stains -- 7 Tapestries -- Assessing the condition -- Taking a tapestry down from a. wall -- Lining -- Hanging a tapestry -- Vacuum cleaning -- Carpets and rugs -- 8 Conservation and restoration -- Attaching the textile to a support -- Treatment: examples -- Tapestry and canvas-work -- Gold work -- Patchwork -- Conclusions -- 9 Equipment and information -- Tools -- Equipment -- Materials -- Documentation -- The workroom -- The conservator -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Societies -- The Textile Conservation Centre: -- volunteers and conservation -- The Textile Conservation Centre: -- definitions -- Further reading -- Stockists -- U.K. -- U.S.A. -- Index.
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Originally published: London : Batsford, c1985.

Based on: Caring for textiles / Karen Finch and Greta Putman. London : Barrie & Jenkins, c1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 138) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Donald King -- Introduction -- 1 Textiles and fibres: A general -- survey II -- Fibres -- Deterioration of textiles -- Conservation of textiles -- 2 Volunteers and conservation -- 3 Colour -- Colour and light -- Colour and conservation -- Colour and display -- 4 Display and preventive -- conservation -- Light -- Protective housekeeping -- Atmospheric conditions -- Textile collections -- Mounting textiles for framing -- Types of display and care -- 5 Storage -- Safe storage -- Costumes -- Smaller items -- 6 Cleaning -- Surface cleaning -- Washing -- Ironing -- Stains -- 7 Tapestries -- Assessing the condition -- Taking a tapestry down from a. wall -- Lining -- Hanging a tapestry -- Vacuum cleaning -- Carpets and rugs -- 8 Conservation and restoration -- Attaching the textile to a support -- Treatment: examples -- Tapestry and canvas-work -- Gold work -- Patchwork -- Conclusions -- 9 Equipment and information -- Tools -- Equipment -- Materials -- Documentation -- The workroom -- The conservator -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Societies -- The Textile Conservation Centre: -- volunteers and conservation -- The Textile Conservation Centre: -- definitions -- Further reading -- Stockists -- U.K. -- U.S.A. -- Index.

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