Textiles enrich our lives. We preserve, repair, restore & display.
Sometimes there is a crystallization, a special synergy in one’s life of work, art, inspiration, friendship, collaboration, beauty, and possibilities…that was Spring 2022 for our
The goal of open conservation labs is to “connect with art, science, world cultures, and history in ways that engage and delight,”
By Kaitlyn Munro If you missed the first part of this two-part series, click here to read that post. Our introduction to Mrs. Shawbaker’s flag
By Kaitlyn Munro Oh say, can you see” this remarkable flag? I think sometimes people tend to think of flags as ordinary textiles in the
On Monday, December 27, 2021, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum launched a new, moving exhibition of victims’ clothes—Remembering S-21 Victims through their
In spite of the pandemic, we adjusted to new schedules, masks, and remained flexible as projects and exhibits kept changing…and as it turns out, we
We are pleased and excited to share with you some of the Caring for Textiles team’s favorite textile books of all time. Read through this
By Julia M Brennan American quilts are truly a local art form and very much alive. In the little Western Slope Colorado town of Palisade
By Peyton Bramble During this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was fortunate to have an in-person summer internship with Caring for Textiles. I
By Kaitlyn Munro Have you ever wandered through a fashion exhibit and noticed the mannequins? Most of the time you shouldn’t! A lot of hard
Rub Rub a dub dub scrubb a dub dub dub scrubb a dub Summer whites? Fresh crisp linen trousers? Tomato, grass, red wine, soda, grease,
After a long year and a solitary winter, we find renewal in cleaning and refreshing many beautiful heirloom linens and dresses. Harbingers of happy days…fresh,
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