Caring For Textiles

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We love sharing our latest projects, outings, and discoveries about the world of textiles! Writing invites us to reflect and sharpen other skills, other than our fast flying stitching fingers.

The entire team contributes to our blogs, and we enjoy your feedback.

Mannequin displaying a black-and-white fashion ensemble with patterned jacket, wide-leg pants, and accessories, designed by Franca Bartoli, Italian American Museum.
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And, scene: 2021 is a Wrap!

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Julia January 1, 2022
Vintage book cover of Fashion Is Spinach by fashion designer Elizabeth Hawes.
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Textile…Teks…Texo…Text-il…Textur…Textere… Textilis — to weave, to fabricate, to build. These are the books that bring it all to life for us.

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Julia December 15, 2021
Patchwork quilt made from recycled blue jeans, created by Doris Shehan of Palisade, Colorado, hanging on a clothesline outdoors.
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Textiles on the Range

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Julia September 6, 2021
Handmade sock monkey toy seated on a tree trunk.
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Just a Needle and Thread: How a Sock Monkey Led to a Summer at Caring for Textiles

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Julia August 28, 2021
Vintage photograph of Marjorie Merriweather Post wearing a beaded evening gown with star motifs and a dramatic feathered headdress.
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Behind the Seams

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Julia June 23, 2021
Seven different soaps and cleaning materials labeled with numbers, including laundry bars, soap flakes, and soap nuts.
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Out, out damn spot!

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Julia June 9, 2021
Delicate sheer cap photographed with a measurement scale after textile conservation treatment.
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Spring Cleaning: Happy Day Harbingers

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Julia March 25, 2021
Black, white, and red patterned evening gown worn by U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama, displayed on a mannequin in a glass case during installation of the First Ladies exhibition at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C..
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Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States

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Julia November 19, 2020
Circular orange exhibition logo with the text “Ain’t Misbehavin’: 1920s Richmond.”
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Grab some giggle water…

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Julia October 9, 2020
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