Types of Textiles

Garments & Clothing

Our garments and clothing services include wedding, couture, vintage, uniforms, christening dresses, doll clothes, soft dolls, costumes, 2-D and 3-D displays, custom mannequin building and dressing, advice and implementation of storage and display.

Historical Textiles

Historical textiles include samplers, quilts, coverlets, lace, linens, embroideries, wall hangings, tapestries, printed textiles, flat weaves, household textiles, bell pulls, and needlepoint.

Flags & Banners

Caring for Textiles has worked on many types of flags and banners including Military and lay banners, flags, guidons, pennants, historic banners, and medal ribbons.

Sports Textiles

Our sports textile experience includes jerseys, pennants, and banners.

Religious Textiles

Caring for Textiles restores vestments, stoles, alter cloths, banners, Buddhist thangkas, and Buddhist shrine textiles.

Contemporary Fiber Art

2-D, 3-D, mixed media, treatment, cleaning, stabilization, mounting, and display.

Mixed Media

Mixed Media textiles require special care and handling. Our projects have included textiles with embellishments, embroidery, metallic components, bead-work, leather, and paper.