Mary Parsons sampler from The Unbroken Thread.Kathy Andrews of The Unbroken Thread returns for a fifth visit. The show is sponsored by the Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Kathy has just finished a textile-conservation course at Beloit College in Beloit, WI, and joins us to talk about her experience and share a few of the things she learned. Among the many topics we discussed are handling and storing textiles, effect of environmental factors on all textiles, and what a simple microscope can reveal about textiles, particularly antiques. This was a game-changing class for Kathy and when you hear our conversation, you’ll understand why. Interested in taking the Sampler Care/Conservation class? Let Kathy and Beloit College know by completing a survey at https://forms.gle/yCWNFUVTRG8tgAsE8. Learn more about related classes offered by Beloit College at the links below. Also, you might like to own the textile conservation books Kathy mentioned/uses. They’re also linked below.–Beth and Gary
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Kathy Andrews. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.
Please post the links to museumtextiles.com and https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute.html. I had to re listen to catch the links for those two. Museum textiles “Resources” is the link to click for all the information Kathy talked about.
Thank you Kathy, for sharing the wealth of detailed knowledge you learned on the textile conservation course. Really useful and fascinating dialogue.
You’ve made me think that a course like the Part Two you have just taken, would also be essential for anyone who is serious about their textile making, as it would aid in decisions made in aspects of design/construction/longevity/display ….
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Please post the links to museumtextiles.com and https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute.html. I had to re listen to catch the links for those two.
Museum textiles “Resources” is the link to click for all the information Kathy talked about.
Thank you Kathy, for sharing the wealth of detailed knowledge you learned on the textile conservation course. Really useful and fascinating dialogue.
You’ve made me think that a course like the Part Two you have just taken, would also be essential for anyone who is serious about their textile making, as it would aid in decisions made in aspects of design/construction/longevity/display ….
Best wishes