by Kate Clive-Powell, 2ndYear Student, MPhil Textile Conservation. This term I was presented with the challenge of conserving an unusual object, an Inuit parka made of seal gut belonging to Glasgow Museums (Ethnn.427). A few of my course mates grimaced at the unattractive, brown crispy bundle when the parka was first taken out its box… Continue reading
by Michelle Hunter, first year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. Over the last few weeks we first years have been exploring the theory and practice of wet cleaning in textile conservation. Wet cleaning is cleaning with water (and sometimes other conservation additives such as detergents) and is used in textile conservation to remove soiling and residues… Continue reading
by Karen Thompson, University Teacher. Frances Lennard, Margaret Smith and I were delighted to have been invited to join the cutting off ceremony at Stirling Castle for the last of the Unicorn tapestries, ‘The Mystic Hunt of the Unicorn’, just before Christmas. The tapestry was the final stage of a long-term partnership between the West Dean… Continue reading
by Freya Gabbutt, First year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. In preparation for our Introduction to Dyeing at the end of the first semester of first year I experimented with dyeing my hair. Apart from a transformation in colour and the propensity of dye to stain every surface it touches, I have decided they have little in… Continue reading
We are delighted that a PhD project proposal from the Centre for Textile Conservation and the School of Engineering has been shortlisted for the University of Glasgow’s prestigious Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Scholarship scheme. We are now recruiting a PhD student to take on the project, starting in October 2015. Ten scholarships will be awarded… Continue reading
by Sarah Foskett, University teacher. Frances, Anita, Karen and I were delighted to be present at the graduation of the 2012-2014 cohort of students, Maria Grabowska Armstrong, Emily Austin, Rosie Chamberlin, Melissa Bolin, Moe Sato, Emma Schmitt and Alice Young, from the programme on Monday 1st December and to celebrate with them the attainment of… Continue reading
by Jamie Robinson, 2nd year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. In the first semester of the second year students at the Centre for Textile Conservation undertake an intensive two week adhesive workshop. Adhesive treatments tend to be used by textile conservators for objects which are either brittle, painted or non-textile or where access for stitching is… Continue reading
by Sarah Benson, CTC Graduate, 2013. In Spring 2013 when I was beginning work on my master’s dissertation (which evaluated synthetic and natural threads used in textile conservation), I felt very strongly that the dissemination of our work should be to as wide an audience as possible, contributing to the growth of conservation. I fully… Continue reading
by Stella Gardner, CTC Graduate, 2013. This year’s ICOM-CC conference in Melbourne was my first experience of a major international conference and it was rather exciting travelling to Australia to mingle with 500+ conservators from all over the world! It also gave me and several former CTC students the chance to meet up again after… Continue reading
By Jing Han, PhD student. In ancient China, colour, pattern and material were all important symbols for rank, standing and for the hierarchical sequence of the society. In the court, the colour of one’s robe was, at a glance, enough to learn the grade of the royal family member or the official. Behind this rigorous… Continue reading
