![]() ![]() Museum textiles cannot be handled or cleaned in the same way as everyday clothing without the risk of damaging them. Handling: Everyday textiles are often treated with a degree of familiarity not applied to works of art like paintings or sculpture.Absorbency: Most textiles are absorbent and porous, and they can readily become soiled or stained.Unlike paintings, ceramics or other types of objects, textiles, especially costumes, may be stored flat, but they are usually displayed three-dimensionally and, as a result, have different needs in terms of volume, dimension and support. If prolonged, creasing can form splits in the fabric, particularly in aged and weakened textiles. They are prone to distortion, crumpling and creasing, which can become permanently set. Flexibility: By their nature, textiles are very flexible and generally do not retain their shape without the aid of a support.In a textile, a large surface area of fibres is exposed, making it susceptible to the effects of harmful substances in the environment. Fibrous structure: Fibres are long, fine, rod-like structures capable of being twisted together to form yarns.Textiles can also be made from some inorganic materials or incorporate components such as glass, asbestos and metal. Preventive conservation measures can slow down the rate of these deterioration processes but cannot halt them completely. Organic (or inorganic) nature: Textiles are made from organic materials that are prone to natural processes of deterioration through exposure to ambient levels of light, temperature, humidity, dust and pollutants in the air, as well as through use and wear (Figure 1).Textiles have the following general characteristics: This resource will assist in understanding and identifying the key characteristics of textiles. In addition, textile objects come in a multitude of forms with varying functions, ranging from two-dimensional flags to three-dimensional costumes to oversized pieces of many shapes. A vast array of possible structures, both woven and non-woven, as well as a number of different dyes, finishes or decorations add to the range and complexity of textiles. The long-term preservation of costume and textile collections is complicated by their diversity: textiles are made from any one or a combination of different natural and manufactured materials. Display and hanging storage for a military tunicĬanadian Conservation Institute HID high intensity discharge ISO International Organization for Standardization LED light-emitting diode RH relative humidity UV ultraviolet Symbol µW/lm microwatt per lumen Understanding textiles and costumes and how they are damaged.Display and flat storage of a cotton christening gown.Examples of preventive conservation practices.Key preventive conservation strategies for textiles. ![]() Causes of damage to textiles and costumes and key preventive conservation strategies.Understanding textiles and costumes and how they are damaged.This section presents key aspects of managing the care of textiles and costumes in heritage collections based on the principles of preventive conservation and risk management. Renée Dancause, Janet Wagner and Jan VuoriĬaring for textiles and costumes is part of CCI’s Preventive conservation guidelines for collections online resource. ![]()
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