Clothes Tell Stories

1. Identifying sprang sashes: (Working with clothes); ... it now is all-but-forgotten. I would like to increase awareness of this textile method. Identification of items in museums is a start. Research on sprang continues, including: the reconstruction ...
2. Identification of Fabrics: (Working with clothes); Brigitte Herrbach-Schmidt ICOM Costume Committee board member The main techniques of fabric construction are Felting and Fleece making Weaving Knitting Lacemaking, not fitting ...
3. Identification of Fibers: (Working with clothes); Brigitte Herrbach-Schmidt ICOM Costume Committee board member Identifying fibres needs a lot of technical and chemical knowledge or at least a very high resolution picture of the fibre. An ...
4. Identifying Lace: various names and techniques: (Working with clothes); Ursula Karbacher Textile Museum St Gallen and ICOM Costume Committee member The field of lace is very complex and not easy to grasp. Here some principal types which may be found on dress. For ...
5. Marking and Labeling Costume: (Working with clothes); ... information than just the accession number; Against: the accession number itself cannot be seen, identification requires special equipment (scanners and printers), and labels are sometimes too large ...
6. Handling Clothes: (Working with clothes); ... Before handling costume: assess the piece learn to recognize primary textile techniques (see also Identification of fabrics) learn simple identification of textile fibers learn what disintegrating ...