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1. An ‘ethnic’ souvenir for a WWI nurse
(Telling stories with clothes)
... Gage from Victoria B.C. Canada, 90 years old, offered four traditional garments. She inherited them from her aunt, Winifred Jessie Dowding, who acquired them while serving as a nursing sister of the Canadian ...
2. Identification of Fabrics
(Working with clothes)
... with one running thread producing one mesh after another is the traditional type of knitting, which may be made by hand as well as by machine. The most common pattern is the stocking stich, knitting ...
3. St Gallen – the story of lace
(Telling stories with clothes)
... Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden undertook to construct the building which became the St Gallen Textile Museum in 1886. Since then this lively tradition is continued at the St Gallen Textile Museum ...
4. Clothes Tell Wonderful Wishes
(Telling stories with clothes)
... and avoiding disasters.   It was a Chinese traditional custom to quilt clothes with small pieces of different fabrics, especially for children’s clothes in Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). In the ...
5. Folk Culture and Costume at the Folk Museum in Barbados
(Telling stories with clothes)
... with the purpose of these costumed characters in this Barbados festival. The Folk Museum is the only museum which examines and interprets the cultural traditions of the Barbadian society from the ...
6. Dress and Personal Narrative
(Working with clothes)
... of jewellery usually made of silver. It is worn by men and women on festive occasions.  Traditionally, silver necklaces were used as wealth accumulation and exchanged as gifts.  Made in 1977 ...
7. Reconstructions
(Displaying clothes)
... in October 2012. The Manneken-Pis statue, from 1619, has had clothes made for him as early as the 1630s, and he has traditionally been dressed on special occasions. Original: from a painting of three ...
8. Preventive Conservation
(Working with clothes)
... are more appropriate. The discipline of preventive conservation is a relatively new field compared to the more traditional paintings, paper and objects conservation. Preventive conservation is one of ...
9. Dangerous Costume
(Working with clothes)
... in vapors and mists, which require the use of respirators. Approved dust masks may have the NIOSH N95 rating, indicated by ‘N95’ printed on the mask itself.   Mercury was traditionally used ...
10. Digital Costume Display - The Kings’ Costumes
(Displaying clothes)
... and special conditions. And it can’t even tolerate the light for very long! There are many good reasons to supplement traditional display with digital presentations. At the Royal Danish Collections, however, ...
11. Take a Closer Look at Costume
(Working with clothes)
... in sewing was bigger than previously thought. Tailoring was characterized by both tradition and individuality – within certain frames there was space for a personal approach. Some techniques were valid ...
12. Clothing and Collecting Policies
(Working with clothes)
... in displays, exhibitions, online and for education, study and research.  What do you mean by clothing? This will be different from museum to museum. Clothing and textiles in museums have traditionally ...
13. Ponchos and Mantas
(Telling stories with clothes)
... in white silk thread, which suggest a link back to a very specific traditional form of manta. The floral embroidery on this manta may have influenced by the chamantos from Doñihue, a type of small ornamented ...
14. 1962 Dress Memories
(Telling stories with clothes)
... of childhood Knitted garments were a staple of wardrobes for infants. Cotton print dresses, sailor suits and traditional outfits were all popular  types of clothing for little girls. Teenage ...
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