by Hannah Sutherland, 2nd year student MPhil Textile Conservation The term textile can mean many things to different people and across museum collections. The requirement of a “textile” conservator to work on items which are not textiles in the traditional sense can vary depending on institution collection, institution staffing or personal specialism. As we head… Continue reading
Frances Lennard, Senior Lecturer in Textile Conservation. We recently gained three new members of staff who are all working on the AHRC-funded project, Situating Pacific Barkcloth Production in Time and Place. This three-year project has just started – you can find more information about it on the project website: www.tapa.gla.ac.uk Misa Tamura is our Research… Continue reading
by Harriet Perkins, 2nd year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. When a conservator is first presented with an object it is important to find out as much information about it as possible. This informs the conservator of the significance of the object, construction and materials used as well as indicating the causes of deterioration. As part… Continue reading
by Frances Lennard, Senior lecturer. I have just returned from a visit to Lahore in Pakistan – although it was just a short trip, it was a great privilege to get an insight into the heritage sector in the country. I took part in a workshop on curating and conserving textile collections which was part… Continue reading
The Trustees of the Textile Conservation Foundation are delighted to announce that Karen Finch, who founded the original Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) 40 years ago in 1975, has been awarded a prestigious prize by the Trustees of the Radcliffe Trust. The Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prizes for Exceptional Achievement in Crafts are named in honour… Continue reading
Smart nanoparticle platforms for the treatment of textile artefacts recovered from the Mary Rose The University of Glasgow is inviting applications for an exciting new PhD project at the University of Glasgow to design, develop and produce unique magnetic nanoparticles that will remove harmful species from textiles, with the focus being sail cloth, rope and leather… Continue reading
by Kate Clive-Powell, MPhil Textile Conservation graduate 2015, now Intern in Textile Conservation at Bowes Museum. With great excitement my classmates and I recently graduated as textile conservators. We are the Centre for Textile Conservation’s fourth cohort of students to graduate since it opened at The University of Glasgow in 2010. The occasion was marked by… Continue reading
by Frances Lennard, Senior Lecturer. I have just returned from the North American Textile Conservation Conference which takes place every other year, and was in New York this November. It is the only big international conference dedicated to textile conservation and is a great opportunity to catch up with current projects and research. The… Continue reading
By Keira Miller. First year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. As a new MPhil student here at the Centre for Textile Conservation, it feels as if we have been exposed to new techniques and concepts on an almost daily basis. In a relatively short amount of time we have been introduced to conservation stitching, humidification options… Continue reading
by Nora Frankel, 2nd year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. It would not be incorrect to imagine that a typical day in the conservation studio for a textile conservator involves costumes, furnishings, tapestries, and many of the every day objects throughout history that are constructed of fabric. Sometimes, however, a unique object requires attention that falls… Continue reading
