Annotated Bibliography on the Use of Adhesives Used in Textile Conservation: Jacinthe Moquin, Provincial Museum of Alberta, 1986, p 1-22.
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Mannequins for the Royal Ontario Museum Costume Gallery: Alexandra Palmer, Textile Department Royal Ontario Museum, 1987, p. 1-47.
- Concerns When Exhibiting Costume … (p 3)
- Costume Mounting Techniques … (p 6)
- Hair Techniques … (p 8)
- Use of Accessories … (p 10)
- Alternatives to Hard Form Mannequins … (p 12)
- Museum Mannequins … (p 14)
- Commercial Mannequins: USA and Canada … (p 25)
- Dress Forms … (p 36)
- Summary …(p38)
- Bibliography … (p 39)
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WARNING! Dichlorvos Resin Strip Fumigation: Sharon Hammick, Conservation Department – Royal British Columbia Museum, 1989, p 1-11.
- Introduction … (p 1)
- Health Hazards … (p 1)
- Damage to Materials … (p 1)
- Research on Wool … (p 2)
- Discussion on the Results … (p 3)
- Conclusion … (p 8)
- Post Script … (p 8)
- References … (p 9)
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Recent Trends in Costume and Textile Storage: Jacqueline Beananin-Ross, McCord Museum of Canadian History; Eva Burnham, Canadian Conservation Institute, 1990, p. 1- 16.
- Introduction … (p 2)
- Storing the Costume and Textile Collection … (p 2)
- Visible storage … (p 3)
- Compact mobile storage … (p 5)
- Literature and overview of collection storage survey … (p 8)
- Costume and textile storage at the McCord Museum … (p 9)
- Reflections … (p 11)
- Bibliography … (p 12)
- Manufacturers of Compact Mobile Storage Units … (p 14)
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The Effect of Substrate Variation on Colorimetry Readings: Leslie K. Redman Conservation Services Division Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1990, p. 1 – 18.
- Introduction … (p 1)
- Experimental Procedure … (p 9)
- Conclusion … (p 11)
- Bibliography … (p 13)
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Characterization and Preservation of Weighted Silk: Merrill Horswill, Raymond A. Young, Beverly Gordon, Majid Sarmadi, Department or Environment, Textiles and Design University of Wisconsin, 1992, p 1 – 22.
- Introduction … (p 1)
- Physical and Chemical Nature of Silk … (p 2)
- Silk Manufacturing Practices … (p 2)
- Silk Weighting Agents … (p 3)
- Description of Study … (p 5)
- Experimental Procedure … (p 7)
- Results … (p 8)
- Summary and Conclusions … (p 12)
- References … (p 14)
- Tables … (p 16)
- Figures … (p 18)
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Conservation of an Egyptian Painted Mummy Shroud: Izabella Krasuski and Diane McKay, Royal Ontario Museum, 1992, p. 1 – 30. (n. b. Some pages are un-numbered.)
- Description … (p 1)
- Technical Description … (p 2)
- Condition … (p 3)
- Treatment … (p 8)
- Discussion … (p 14)
- Mounting … (p 15)
- Bibliography … (p 19
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The Thread Survey: Stitching Group on Thread and Stitching Technique (Zoe Perkins, Frances K. Faille, Wendy Ingram), Textile Conservation Group of New York, 1993. (n. b. Pages are un-numbered, numbers below correspond to PDF page numbers.)
- Report of the Thread Survey … (p 2)
- Companies Responding to Survey … (p 3)
- Cotton Threads … (p 4)
- Cotton/Polyester Threads … (p 8)
- Rayon Threads … (p 9)
- Polyester Threads … (p 10)
- Wool Threads … (p 11)
- Silk Threads … (p 12)
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Have Suitcase, Will Travel – Techniques for Packing Costume: Irene F. Karsten, McCord Museum of Canadian History, 1994, p. 1 – 31.
- Introduction … (p 1)
- Limitations of Available Information … (p 1)
- The Fragility of Costume … (p 3)
- Travelling Costume Exhibitions … (p 4)
- Current Packing Techniques for Costume … (p 5)
- Goals for Packing Costume … (p 8)
- Study of Packing Techniques … (p 9)
- Observations … (p 15)
- Discussion of Results … (p 16)
- Conclusions … (p 18)
- Appendices: Tables … (p 19)
- Notes … (p 25)
- Sources … (p 26)
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Intersecting Silhouette Mannequins: A simple technique for making natural looking mannequins out of ethafoam: Denis Larouche, The Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1995.
- Introduction … (p 2)
- Mannequins Made to Measure … (p 4)
- Calculating the Mannequin’s Proportions Based on the Dimensions of the Garment … (p5)
- Fabrication … (p 7)
- Further Readings … (p 15)
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Humidification of Glazed Cotton Fabrics: Bonnie Halverson, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1994, p. 1 – 24.
- Introduction … (p 3)
- Literature Review … (p 5)
- Materials and Methods … (p 12)
- Results … (p 15)
- Conclusions … (p 18)
- Acknowledgements … (p 20)
- References … (p 21)
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TCN SUPPLEMENT 12 SPRING 1997a
A Preliminary Investigation of the Tensile Properties of Yarns Used for Textile Conservation – Hair Silk (Raw and Degummed), Silk Crepeline Yarn, and Polyester Tetex® Yarn: Shirley Ellis, Queens University, 1996, p. 1 – 24.
- Introduction … (p 1)
- Materials and Methods … (p 5)
- Results and Discussion … (p 9)
- Conclusion and Recommendations … (p 15)
- References … (p 18)
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TCN SUPPLEMENT 13 SPRING 1997b
Textile Conservation Resource Catalogue: Lucie Thivierge & Janice Brodie, Parks Canada, 1997, p. 1 – 70.
- Headings:
- Introduction … (p 1)
- Conservation Materials … (p 3)
- Tools … (p 26)
- Equipment … (p 32)
- Appendices (suppliers) … (p 40)
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An Investigation of Poultice Materials for Textile Conservation: Shawna Lemiski, Textile Conservation Center, 1997.
- Introduction … (p 4)
- Background Information … (p 4)
- ARBOCEL® Trials … (p 8)
- Conclusions … (p 13)
- References … (p 14)
- Suppliers … (p 14)
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Some recent successes in Displaying Costume: Eva Burnham, Independent Conservator, 1999, p 1 – 12.
- Introduction … (p 3)
- Modifying commercially available (new/used) mannequins … (p 4)
- Support system for individual garments … (p 6)
- The use of a new, inert material and technique of application for period hair styles … (p 8)
- Conclusions … (p 10)
- Museum Mannequins … (p 10)
- Suppliers … (p 11)
- Bibliography … (p 12)
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Tapestry Conservation – Annotated Bibliography: Camille Myers Breeze, Museum Textile Services, 2000, p 1 – 24.
- Introduction … (p 3)
- List of Sources … (p 3)