Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse: A New Exhibit at the Textile Museum By Lauren Klamm Before you throw out those old bits of fabrics, torn shirts or worn out blankets, take a trip to Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse (now through January 7, 2018) the new exhibit at the Textile Museum at George […]
Archives for October 2017
Gloriously Blessing the Baby…and Restoring the Glory to the Gown
Over the years we have cleaned, conserved, and repaired hundreds of historic christening dresses. Each one is different, short or long, tiered or sheer, embroidered or laced, pleated or smocked – each with its own family stories. Most have very yellowed ‘bib’ areas from sweet milky spittle, and often a host of rips and tears…..it […]
