Caring for Textiles

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Here are some links related to the care of textiles...

AIC Caring for Textiles:
Library - Caring for Your Treasures

The Textile Museum:
The Textile Museum | Care & Display

Canadian Conservation Institute:
CCI: Preserving My Heritage - How to Care For - Textiles

Storing Wedding Gowns and Textile Heirlooms:
Storing Wedding Gowns and Textile Heirlooms, HYG-5545-94

Preserving Historic Quilts:
http://www.mnhs.org/about/publicatio...tember1997.pdf

Kent State University Museum:
Kent State University Museum: Care of Historic Costume and Textiles
preservation tips for new garments
Kent State University Museum: Costume Mounting

National Park Service:
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/pu...pendix%20K.pdf

Victoria and Albert Museum:
Caring for Your Textiles - Victoria and Albert Museum

University of Nebraska, Lincoln:
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Publications

Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute:
Museum Conservation Institute Acid Free Tissue Paper for Textiles & Costumes
Museum Conservation Institute Geography and Textile Storage
Museum Conservation Institute Mold and Mildew
Museum Conservation Institute Insects and Wool Textiles
Museum Conservation Institute Velcro® Suspension System

Conserve-O-Grams:
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/pu...gram/04-05.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/pu...gram/16-01.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/pu...gram/16-02.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/pu...am/mat16-3.pdf
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/pu...gram/16-04.pdf

AIC News:
http://aic.stanford.edu/library/docu...an_aicnews.pdf
http://aic.stanford.edu/library/docu...ay_aicnews.pdf

The Henry Ford:
Antique Textiles and Costumes

Feel free to list additional sites that you may have found to be of use!!!