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Archives for May 2017

Field Trip: Williamsburg, Virginia

May 19, 2017 By Julia Leave a Comment

We visit “Printed Fashions: Textiles for Clothing and the Home” By Kaitlyn Munro Lauren and I recently returned from a fabulous trip to Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia) to attend the symposium, Printed Fashions: Textiles for Clothing and the Home. We were honored to present a paper “Burn Out”, about a range of conservation techniques for stabilizing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: “Burn Out”, American fabric, American textiles, Colonial America, Colonial Williamsburg, conservation techniques, conservation treatments, Duke of Gloucester Street, dyed skeins of yarn, historical costumers, John Hewson, natural dyes, Printed Fashions: Textiles for Clothing and the Home, printed textiles, printed wrapping gown, re-enactors, restoration, scraps of fabric, stabilizing damaged 18th century printed textiles, stockades, textile conservation, Textiles, warps, weaver shop

In Fond Memory of Olive B. Graffam

May 3, 2017 By Julia 8 Comments

Olive B. Graffam,  Curator of Collections, Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Museum It is rare and wonderful to work with the same client for nearly 20 years…and over this time a treasured relationship developed; tender, deeply thoughtful, and professional. We got to know each other’s families, and grandchildren by name, and shared our challenges […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: acidic cardboard, Alexandria VA, American samplers, Archival Arts, Bill Butler, Curator of Collections, DAR Museum, Daughters of the American Revolution, de-acidified, Needle, needlepoint, needlework, Olive B. Graffam, passive mat for long term storage, Pottstown PA, repairs, samplers, stabilizations, textile conservation, textile restoration, Textiles

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