A personal message & call to action from Julia… Help us preserve these textiles. Over the last 23 years, I have collaborated with and trained the conservation team at the Textile Museum in Bhutan. We spent many weeks in monasteries doing inventories and assisting monk caretakers in preserving fragile textile collections. In fact, every person I […]
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 + hotel is like stepping back in time – in space, light, clothing, the click-click sound of the flight boards, a huge central clock, the beauty of the airplanes…awe, wonder, the […]
Conserving, Installing, De-installing “Monumental” The Confederate Flag of Truce
“The flag we should know…” You have probably seen and used a traditional American dishtowel – off white cotton ‘waffle weave’ with narrow red stripes at the long fringe ends. They are absorbent, durable and humble in appearance. It was such a towel that General Robert E Lee instructed his staff to hold up as […]
Conflict Textiles Tell Stories of War and Displacement
Secret War Conflict Textiles Bear Witness, Telling Stories of War & Displacement There was a time from 1965-1973, when I was a child living in northern Thailand, when 6.7 tons of bombs (including over 270 million cluster bombs) rained down on Laos, a small country not at war….but strategic for the US, during the US […]
My Very Sentimental Journey: Kentucky Bluegrass & Blue Brocade
I took a visit to Louisville, Kentucky to see my family, and a new exhibition showcasing a 19th century wedding dress that Caring for Textiles conserved… “History, like a mighty river, is both constant and changing” and the stories flow forth… My mother’s family is from Louisville, KY, and I’ve been visiting since I was […]
Our Threads and Needles, Scissors and Pins, Stitched and Snipped Through A Brilliant Year of Textile Conservation and Restoration
2022 is a Wrap. Here’s to 2023, and to you—our wonderful textilian friends! 2022 was peppered with covid, but in between we conserved, surveyed, examined, dressed, and prepped over 200 textiles thanks to our dynamic team of Julia, Kaitlyn, Katherine, Emilee, and Peyton. 3 wedding veils, 12 samplers, 2 Folk Art dolls from the 1960s, […]
The Fantasy Doll Show and Possum Trot
Caring For Textiles finds the delicate balance between original work and restoration In 1977, filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf released the documentary Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It’s a treasure and a treat; take a few minutes and watch it. In it, you’ll […]
Sparkling Smart Smithies Share Textiles Studio Time
We always look forward to the annual fall studio visit of the Smith College Museum Studies students, and this year was a dynamic group!
Preserving The Clothing of Diplomacy
Celebrating French/American Relations Through These and Other Objects in the U.S. Ambassador’s residence in the Hôtel Rothschild Collaborative blog by Elizabeth Wise, Kaitlyn Munro, Katherine Hill McIntyre, Julia BrennanAll images are courtesy of Caring for Textiles unless otherwise noted. The Lights that Guide Us: A Celebration of Hôtel Rothschild et son Jardin Pontalba & the […]
Silk, Voile, Ruffles, Tiers and Lace Fill Hillwood’s “Grace of Monaco, Princess in Dior” Exhibition …and We Fell in Love Each Day
Sometimes there is a crystallization, a special synergy in one’s life of work, art, inspiration, friendship, collaboration, beauty, and possibilities…that was Spring 2022 for our CFT team at Hillwood. The spring of 2022 was a dream come true for Caring for Textiles—spending our days at Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood Estate preparing 40 of Princess Grace’s […]
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