Textiles enrich our lives.
We preserve, repair, restore and display.
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Conservation Yoga – The Thread or Sutra that keeps things together
Sutra literally means ‘thread’ – in yoga a Sutra is a short thoughtful guide that prompts study for essential wisdom. Our daily ‘threads’, that is
The Wool from His Eyes: The Making and Awakening of a Marine Legend
by Annabel Dobbyn Modern warfare frightens me, it feels like we have strayed too far. We can flick on a screen and watch our evolution
Threading the Pages: Book Picks from Caring for Textiles
Happy New Year to all our wonderful Caring for Textiles readers! We hope the start of this year brings you joy, creativity, and lots of
A Day in the Life at the Studio
By Annabel Dobbyn Photograph by Sarah Goolishian When I tell strangers that I work in a textile conservation studio, I know exactly what will happen.
The Warp and Weft of it: The Interwoven Lives of Clarence King Not your ordinary linen hand towel……..
by Annabel Dobbyn There is a man. He only rides in first class train cars. He is the most charming man at the Century Club,
Conserving Amish quilts for Smithsonian American Art Museum
By Julia M Brennan & Caring for Textiles Team Saturday June 8 & August 10 Caring for Textiles is hosting a quilt care & repair
Senator Kelly’s Spacesuit
By Annabel Dobbyn The year is 2016. Beyonce’s Lemonade comes out, the beloved David Bowie passes on, and American politicians are at each other’s throats.
Conserving Mother Seton’s dancing slippers – America’s first saint
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821) was a Catholic sister and founder of Saint Joseph’s Academy and Free School, the first Catholic girls’ school in America,
The textiles that bind us – in memory of Mike Heffner, 1967-2023
How many of you have a beloved sweater, jeans, or your mother’s shirt or father’s scarf? Textiles can be transformative, alive, sharing their stories by
Multicolores Textile Arts by Guatemalan women
Go see this before October 1, 2023! What a joy to meet Reyna Pretzantzin Chipix, creative director of the Multicolores cooperative! Reyna, in her gorgeous
A Special GoFundMe appeal…
A personal message & call to action from Julia… Help us preserve these textiles. Over the last 23 years, I have collaborated with and trained
Time Traveling with TWA!
Here’s a blast from my childhood when we used to fly through Kennedy Airport NYC in the 1960’s & 70’s… The restored TWA terminal +
