Caring for Textiles Blog

By Peyton Bramble During this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was fortunate to have an in-person summer internship with Caring for Textiles. I

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

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,

After a long year and a solitary winter, we find renewal in cleaning and refreshing many beautiful heirloom linens and dresses. Harbingers of happy days…fresh,

National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC presents a major exhibition It’s all about women, in particular the First Ladies! The new exhibition, curated by Gwendolyn DuBois

by Kaitlyn Munro Our World is suffering, and each of us suffers along with it. This post is our way of honoring Black Lives Matter

The fine feathers and detailed hues that characterize our feathered friends lend themselves to replication with needles and colorful threads. Whether free form machine embroidery,

Textile conservation is a solitary profession, characterized by hours of concentration, patience, eye-hand coordination, good light, keen eyes, and particular tools……it is in many ways…inherently,