by Frances Lennard, Karen Thompson and Sarah Foskett. We were as shocked as everyone else in Glasgow and beyond to hear the news of the fire at Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building on Friday 23rd May, and have been delighted to be able to assist with the rescue of the textile collections held in… Continue reading
By Alice Young and Rosie Chamberlin, 2nd year students, MPhil Textile Conservation. As part of the second year Professional Development module, students from the Centre for Textile Conservation (CTC) are invited to take part in a number of public engagement talks. The session has predominantly been developed to enhance the public’s understanding of the work… Continue reading
by Cecilia Voss, First year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. During the first year we learn about the process of wet cleaning through the treatment of both a white and coloured object. For my coloured object I was delighted to work on a Scotland football shirt from 1906. However, the decision to wet clean this shirt… Continue reading
by Emily Austin, Second year student, MPhil Textile Conservation. The second term of the final year is our chance to apply everything we have learnt so far on the course, whether that may be through documentation, choosing a suitable cleaning method, stitching or adhesive treatments. It is also a chance to gain confidence in decision… Continue reading
by Karen Thompson, Conservation Teacher. The Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History held its annual open day on Wednesday 19th March 2014. This is an opportunity for the students and research and teaching staff to show the projects that they are currently working on and to meet other museum professionals, funders as well… Continue reading
We are delighted to report that the proceedings of our recent conference have just been published. The international conference The Real Thing? The Value of Authenticity and Replication for Investigation and Conservation was held at the University of Glasgow in December 2012. It was the culmination of a series of research meetings organised by the… Continue reading
by Geraldine Sim and Fiona Wain As part of the project to represent Stirling Palace launched by Historic Scotland in 2001, weavers from the renowned West Dean Tapestry Studio have been undertaking the reproduction of 7 tapestries depicting the Hunt of the Unicorn that are to line the walls of the newly refurbished Queen’s Inner… Continue reading
By Dr Caroline Ness, PhD graduate Thesis title: Famous, Forgotten. Found: rediscovering the career of London couture fashion designer Giuseppe (Jo) Mattli, 1934-1980 Researching my PhD thesis has been an amazing experience. I arrived in Glasgow in October 2010 just as the Centre for Textile Conservation (CTC) opened at the University. Having completed my Masters… Continue reading
by Maria Grabowska, Second Year Student. The Principles and Practice courses run through each semester of the first and second year and aim to develop the core techniques of interventive and preventive conservation. In the second term of the second year there are no more science lectures or theoretical classes in this course, just a… Continue reading
by Julie Wertz, PhD student Someone told me last summer that the first year of a PhD is spent reading, the second year you feel like you get nothing done, and the third year you panic and do everything. Whenever this feels like it’s becoming a reality, I remind myself of all the things I… Continue reading
