Dear Deborah,
Thank you for your reply. It will be a grezat help in
for my research.
Best,
Stéphanie Guarneri
--- Deborah Lee Trupin
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> Dear Stephanie,
>
> For conserving transparent textiles I have used
> either Stabiltex or high-quality, fine, nylon
> bobbinet net (obtained from Dukkeries in England).
> I have generally not used silk crepeline because of
> concerns about its poor aging properties.
>
> For more discussion about backing fabrics, including
> transparent ones, please see the Textile
> Conservation Catalogue, Chapter VI, Sec. H:
> Stabilization by Non-adhesive
> Methods. You can order this from the AIC office.
> See:
> http://aic.stanford.edu/library/print/index.html.
>
> Best of luck with your thesis,
> Deborah Trupin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Textile Conservators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Stephanie Guarneri
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:22 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Transparency
>
> Hello,
> I am a textile conservation student in Paris. I am
> currently writing my thesis on issues concerning
> transparencies in textile conservation.
> I am doing a survey on current practices and backing
> materials specifically used when conserving
> transparent textiles such as lace, muslin, tulle or
> organza.
>
> It seems that current practices in that field vary
> from a country to another. For instance, in France
> we use mainly silk crêpeline and silk tulle. Do you
> use Stabiltex? or other backing fabrics?
>
> If this subject is of any interest to you, I would
> be very helpful to have your opinion.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Stephanie Ovide Guarneri
> email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>
>
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