@MuseumTextiles

Museum Textile Services is New England's premier textile conservation studio. Visit us on Instagram and Facebook @museumtextiles.

 Andover, MA
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Joined May 2011
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Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator atlasobscura.com/articles/hi…

Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator

The past, present, and future of footwear, from an expert charged with keeping soles intact.

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We are having a great time at the inaugural MTS Learning Lab! For more information on forthcoming classes for our 2019 season, visit museumtextiles.com/ll #mtsll
The Special, Behind-the-Scenes Ways Museums Bring Costume Design Exhibits to Life fashionista.com/2019/03/the-…

The Special, Behind-the-Scenes Ways Museums Bring Costume Design Exhibits to Life

From performing mannequin surgery to building hidden foundation garments for all the gorgeous gowns in "The Crown."

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Costuming The Crown – Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library winterthur.org/exhibitions-e…
This tallit dating to the 19th century has a large tear at the center back that had been repaired with tape. When the tape was removed, dark yellow discoloration remained. Conservators used isopropyl alcohol and a... facebook.com/364263835072/po…
Materials & Tools | World Quilts: The Central Asian Story worldquilts.quiltstudy.org/c…
The History Blog » Blog Archive » Minneapolis Institute of Art acquires breathtaking Japanese textiles thehistoryblog.com/archives/…
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Today in history. facebook.com/museumtextiles/…
Can anyone guess what fiber this is? We are loving our new LabCam and how easy it is to take pictures with our cell phones. #historictextiles #textileconservation #textileconservator #artconservation #fiberid #fiberidentification #microscope #labcam #mtslearninglab #mtsll #mts
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The Surprising Connections between Ethnic Textiles and Sustainability consciousconnectionmagazine.…

The Surprising Connections between Ethnic Textiles and Sustainability

Ethnic textile traditions are the original sustainable industry, literally forming the fabric of humanity across all cultures—but many are endangered.

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Weekend seminar at the V&A on tapestries!!! June 22 & 23. vam.ac.uk/event/lgJ1eR4d/tap…

Tapestries: Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque - Course at · V&A

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Nice blog from Derek Guy featuring an interview with Camille. putthison.com/a-museum-texti…

A Textile Conservator Explains How to Deal With Clothes Moths

If the mere thought of clothes moths fluttering out of your closet strikes terror into your heart, imagine if your...

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Beads found in 3,400-year-old Nordic graves were made by King Tut's glassmaker haaretz.com/archaeology/kig-…
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How Dutch Wax Fabrics Became a Mainstay of African Fashion hyperallergic.com/335472/how…

How Dutch Wax Fabrics Became a Mainstay of African Fashion

The Philadelphia Museum of Art examines the past and present of Vlisco fabrics, a symbol of our hyperconnected, postcolonial material world.

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Today we are treating a silk embroidery featuring a pair of lions. The silk embroidery is very fragile, so we have lined it with adhesive coated polyester organza. #historictextiles #artconservation #textileconservator #textileconservation #silkembroidery #embroidery
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Museum Textile Services is excited to announce the launch of our Learning Lab. Visit museumtextiles.com/ll for class information and registration. #MTSLL #textileconservation #collectionscare #historictextiles #textileconservator #museumtextiles
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Behind the Scenes: Conservation of Power of Pattern | Unframed unframed.lacma.org/2019/02/2…

Behind the Scenes: Conservation of Power of Pattern

The installation of Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection began on a gray winter day. Over a period of two weeks, about 60 robes, wall hangings, and...

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Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes | The Art Institute of Chicago artic.edu/exhibitions/9122/s…

Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes | The Art Institute of Chicago

Featuring more than 60 textiles from the museum’s collection, this exhibition highlights the diversity of technologies and design in Andean art, inviting cross-cultural comparisons.

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An Original Quilt Made By Martha Washington ow.ly/BrsF30nMP80

An Original Quilt Made By Martha Washington

Martha Washington is best known for being the loving and supporting...

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