By Kaitlyn Munro Have you ever wandered through a fashion exhibit and noticed the mannequins? Most of the time you shouldn’t! A lot of hard work goes into making them look effortlessly dressed. So, we wanted to share some behind the “seams” process photos of the Caring for Textiles team working on an exhibit that […]
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Out, out damn spot!
Rub Rub a dub dub scrubb a dub dub dub scrubb a dub Summer whites? Fresh crisp linen trousers? Tomato, grass, red wine, soda, grease, garden dirt stains ???? Cleaning is part of our conservation work, and over the years, we have collected many international soaps, detergents, and stain removers. Collecting obscure and regional soaps […]