Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

Index

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Caring for Cultural Material 2
In this volume:
arrow Textiles
– Leather
– Wood
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
– Metals
– Outdoor Collections
– Acknowledgments
TEXTILES
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
– What do we mean by textiles?
– What are the most common types of damage?
– Common causes of damage
– The do's and don'ts of handling textiles
– The do's and don'ts of labelling textiles
– Historical costumes—why they should not be worn
– Storing textiles
– Storing accessories
– The best materials for storing and displaying textiles
– Displaying textiles
– Open hanging methods for flat textiles
– Displaying historic costume
– Cleaning textiles
– Summary of conditions for storage and display
– Textiles in Australia's climatic zones
  MORE ABOUT TEXTILES
– A note on the use of Tyvek
– Selecting fabrics, threads and stitches for textile conservation
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
arrow Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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TEXTILES

Answers to self-evaluation quiz

Question 1.

Answer: e).

Question 2.

Answer: c) and d).

Question 3.

Answer: d).

Question 4.

Answer: a) and c) are true. b) and d) are false.

Question 5.

Answer: d).

Question 6.

Answer: a), b) and d). c) is not correct: the roller should be as large as possible to maximise the curvature of the textile.

Question 7.

Answer: e).

Question 8.

Answer: b) and d). Wire coat-hangers are not suitable for hanging historic costume. Historic costume should not be worn.

Question 9.

Answer: a).

 

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