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6/9/2022
CAMConservation , oversized art , historic carpets , textile conservation , textiles
This carpet is a whopping 25’ by 18,’ easily one of the largest textiles in the collection.
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5/12/2022
CAMConservation , textile conservation , 1920s bags , behind the scenes
This beaded bag from the 1920s is in the textile conservation lab for some stabilization where some of the beading threads were broken, but it presented a special challenge...
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4/14/2022
CAMConservation , conservation , textiles , textile conservation , jeannehallee , behind the scenes
This silk chiffon scarf--part of a dress by designer Anna Jeanne Hallée designed in 1924—is undergoing conservation for significant loss and weakness where only shreds and threads remained around the central section.
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3/17/2022
CAMConservation , conservation , textile conservation , textiles , 1960s Fashion , poster dresses , paper dresses
The Fashion and Textile Collection has a new gift! And it’s part of a set!
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2/17/2022
CAMConservation , conservation , textile conservation , textiles , chenille , jeannehallee , beretfashion
It’s true that fashions come back around!
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1/20/2022
CAMConservation , conservation , textile conservation , behind the scenes , tiraz textiles , weaving , eccentric wefts
It’s getting weavy weird in the textile conservation lab this week!
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11/18/2021
CAMConservation , conservation , textile conservation , textiles , Elizabeth Hawes , behind the scenes
We’ve come a long way on the treatment of the Elizabeth Hawes flag dress! If
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10/21/2021
CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , Fashion Arts & Textiles , vintage , Pucci
Usually, clothing is tailored to fit the body. But in the museum, we tailor a body to fit the clothing!
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9/24/2021
CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , light sensitivity , fading
The Potluck is ready to serve!
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8/26/2021
CAMConservation , conservation , textile conservation , textiles , Elizabeth Hawes , behind the scenes
It’s time for a bath in textile conservation.
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7/29/2021
CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , behind the scenes , interns , kente , Jane Burch Cochran
This summer, Michelle Leung has the amazing opportunity to intern here in textile conservation, funded through the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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7/1/2021
CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , hanbok , behind the scenes , magnets , museum mounts
Woman’s folk costume, 1900-1950, Korea, glazed linen; Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Mosher, 1966.1505ab
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6/3/2021
CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , light sensitivity , fading
The silk binding edge of this art quilt has been badly damaged by prolonged exposure to light which occurred before it came into the museum’s collection.
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5/6/2021
CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , Fashion Arts & Textiles , Sybil Connelly , dress
This dress is up for consideration to get into a different kind of exclusive party: the museum’s Fashion and Textiles Collection.
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6/4/2020
conservation , behind the scenes , evening dress , textile conservation , silk dress
It’s working! In the textile conservation lab this week, our textile conservator has been working on preparing this silk dress for an upcoming exhibition.
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5/7/2020
textile conservation , behind the scenes , uphostery conservation , headboard , furnture , Joseph Urban , Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom
This padded headboard insert has a doppelganger. It is being prepared for an exhibition next year and came to the textile conservation lab for treatment.
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4/9/2020
textile conservation , behind , fiber art , textile art
What is a “textile” anyway? Take Color for a Spin is a fiber sculpture made of crocheted forms stiffened with a coating and strung together with wire.
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3/12/2020
in pretty finery , textile conservation , historic dress , dunlevy , behind the scenes
Check out this behind the scenes look from our conservators.
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1/16/2020
textile conservation , Comme des Garcons , behind the scenes , conservation , fashion , textiles , recent acquisitions , new at cam , jacket , dress , tank top , clothing
In a few weeks, we are installing some recent acquisitions from CAM’s fashion collection in Gallery 150.
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10/24/2019
conservation , textile conservation , behind the scenes , Joseph Urban , Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom
A steady hand and a sharp eye are key for the repair currently underway of this painted silk taffeta bedspread in the textile conservation lab.
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8/1/2019
behind the scenes , conservation , asian art , haori , textile conservation , garment , Japanese Art
This Japanese garment, or haori, recently went on display in the Asian Gallery.
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4/11/2019
behind the scenes , conservation , Dollyver , textile conservation
What does the 1850 census have to do with textile conservation? And this rag doll?
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4/19/2018
behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , textiles , Japan
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11/23/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , fashion , Fashion Arts & Textiles , textile conservation , textiles
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8/3/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , Sowell Internship , Fashion Arts & Textiles
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6/29/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , fabric , dress
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5/11/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , textiles , Fashion Arts & Textiles , textile conservation
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4/13/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , Folk Art , Shared Legacy
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3/16/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , embroidery , Folk Art
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1/19/2017
behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , African Art Gallery , conservation lab
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