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Honoring Authenticity
by Julia M Brennan The flag was flying during Hurricane Katrina, battered, wind-torn, soiled with mud and rain…..this is how it came to the conservation
March 7, 2019
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Hari-Kuyō: The Festival of Broken Needles—Happy Lunar New Year 2019
By Kaitlyn Munro As some of you readers might recall from a previous blog (How to wash your Kimono 101,) my parents have been living
February 4, 2019
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Adorable Alert: Christening Gown Photos…Baby Included!
We work on quite a few christening dresses here at Caring for Textiles. However, we don’t often get to see the final result once we
October 22, 2018
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Darn it! How our ancestors lovingly mended their clothing and how we mend today
In this blog, we will let the photos speak for themselves. We always enjoy and admire finding beautiful and often tiny little repairs in the
September 27, 2018
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My Summer Spent Caring for Textiles
By Anni Reffsin In the early spring, I came down to Washington DC to visit my Aunt. I mentioned to her that I had read about
September 5, 2018
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Ode to Lani – Her Sewing Box of Memories
On May 16, 2018, my mother in law, Lani Kline, died peacefully at the age of 91. During her last days, she gave me her
June 5, 2018
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The Bobbinet Blog, or “Tulle Tales”
By Julia Brennan and Kaitlyn Munro Recently I met my lovely friend Claire Chen, who was wearing a gossamer tulle skirt, which fluttered around her like
April 30, 2018
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Great and Good Friends: March 21 – June 18, 2018
New Exhibit Features Julia’s Restoration Work Great and Good Friends: 200 Years of U.S.-Thai Friendship Julia has been working both in the US and Thailand
March 3, 2018
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Rite of Passage: Preparing textiles for storage
by Lauren Klamm Padded, stuffed, tied down, encased, or rolled, much time and energy is spent on devising the best way to keep beloved garments
December 4, 2017
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No Thread Left Behind
Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse: A New Exhibit at the Textile Museum By Lauren Klamm Before you throw out those old bits of fabrics,
October 25, 2017
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Gloriously Blessing the Baby…and Restoring the Glory to the Gown
Over the years we have cleaned, conserved, and repaired hundreds of historic christening dresses. Each one is different, short or long, tiered or sheer, embroidered
October 9, 2017
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The (Good) Eyes Have It
Good eyesight is one thing, but enhanced stereoscopic vision? That’s sharp! New visual neuroscience research from the University of California, Berkeley supports one thing that Julia already
June 27, 2017
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