"Loeding, Dominique" <[log in to unmask]> كتَب: >I would be delighted to receive these reports as well! >Thank you! ☺ > > >Dominique Loeding > > > >Altonaer Museum >________________________________ > >Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg >Altonaer Museum >für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte >Textilrestaurierung >Dominique Loeding >Museumstraße 23 >22765 Hamburg > >Tel. 040 428 135 2158 >Fax 040 428 135 1913 >[log in to unmask]<[log in to unmask]> >www.altonaermuseum.de > > > > >Von: Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Judith Eisenberg >Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. Mai 2014 05:07 >An: [log in to unmask] >Betreff: Re: Fosshape Tools and Techniques > >Since there seems to be a lot of interest in the use of Fosshape, I agree with the conservator who previously suggested that Maria Fusco post the interns' reports on this website. >Judith > >On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Patricia Lissa <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >Maria I would also like to read these projects reports and experiences with Fosshape >Thank you for sharing them > >Patricia Lissa >Textiles Conservator >Museum Isaac Fernández Blanco - Buenos Aires >Argentina > >2014-04-25 12:36 GMT-03:00 Maria Fusco <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>: > >We’ve had a couple recent interns work with Fosshape too with good results: making an invisible mount for an African tunic/cape (casting the upper torso on a dress form and hand working the lower portions of the mount to custom fit the lower regions of the cape) and making an invisible mount for a tshirt (casting on a dress form fitted with arms … getting the fosshape ‘sleeve’ right was tricky but manageable). > >One of these clever interns, Tae Ahn from the FIT program, had a great idea to use a portable hand held steamer (Conair Extreme Hand Held Fabric Steamer with Dual Heat, model GS23) and we found this to be more useful than our Jiffy Garment steamer – it uses less water, gives you more mobility, control & directed steam & can get into smaller spaces. We’ve also used tacking irons at times. The interns write up brief reports on their working observations of the material and various steam/heat tools – if anyone’s got a project going in the near term and wants to read them , let me know! > >Maria > >Maria Fusco >Associate Conservator, Conservation Department >The Textile Museum • 2320 S Street NW • Washington, DC 20008 >tel. 202.667.0441, ext.28<tel:202.667.0441%2C%20ext.28> • fax 202.483.0994<tel:202.483.0994> > > >From: Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of Ann Frisina >Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 11:16 AM > >To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Fosshape Tools and Techniques > >That's what I want to use it for. Moccasins. I want three sizes, Child, Adult, Big Adult. Has anyone used the 3-dimensional zerox, I know probably the wrong name, to make forms yet? That would be the key. If we had forms we could use to make invisible mounts without having to wrestle with expensive mannequins. > >Ann Frisina >Textile Conservator >Minnesota Historical Society >345 Kellogg Blvd. W. >St. Paul, MN 55413 >651 259-3385<tel:651%20259-3385> > >https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/index.html&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=YEYT9a57DeMCjLRn%2ByOKwM2slibCGhe2fkJNBp6S2cA%3D%0A&m=1w5zNUcldduN4Pu6k7YClhcUiEp%2B9sOn0z5FrdBpJ%2B4%3D%0A&s=51257b87ecfe1c9ff5bbdd716f80a63019908be5e3200f520dac830dc9ec5400<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/index.html&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=YEYT9a57DeMCjLRn%2ByOKwM2slibCGhe2fkJNBp6S2cA%3D%0A&m=G0PXutLlINzQ6z%2Fu1%2BKBYK6FJCWEPCC4ypYcqy1deuI%3D%0A&s=1585a6999b0db1b6e6f5268aa765cc484e654f34d870b6f3d8c25ecf6cd4d58c> > > >On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Kathleen Kiefer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >Ann, > >I've formed Fosshape around a mannequin arm. Around a foot it would probably be great as part of a moccasin insert. > >Kathleen Kiefer, Conservator >Material Culture Conservation, LLC >212 W 10th St, Suite B-240 >Indianapolis, IN 46202 >[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >484-639-4749<tel:484-639-4749> - cell > >On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Ann Frisina <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >I sometimes use a hair dry for a more focused direct stream of heat. Has anyone tried to form Fosshape around a mannequin foot? I have been thinking it could be a good support for moccasins. > >Ann Frisina >Textile Conservator >Minnesota Historical Society >345 Kellogg Blvd. W. >St. Paul, MN 55413 >651 259-3385<tel:651%20259-3385> > >https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/index.html&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=YEYT9a57DeMCjLRn%2ByOKwM2slibCGhe2fkJNBp6S2cA%3D%0A&m=1w5zNUcldduN4Pu6k7YClhcUiEp%2B9sOn0z5FrdBpJ%2B4%3D%0A&s=51257b87ecfe1c9ff5bbdd716f80a63019908be5e3200f520dac830dc9ec5400<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/index.html&k=diZKtJPqj4jWksRIF4bjkw%3D%3D%0A&r=YEYT9a57DeMCjLRn%2ByOKwM2slibCGhe2fkJNBp6S2cA%3D%0A&m=GuN0TIBVuSZ0goVmq04Hh7BYK20S6LAZcRkwoZZafX0%3D%0A&s=866e9d88e1b23d7d59fabbc7fe711610dfcc961bf7135a09960d4541d60df03b> > > >On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Laura Mina <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >Hello: > >At the Philadelphia Museum of Art we have used Fosshape for many projects, and have found that different steam and heat tools produce different results. We typically use the regular head of a Jiffy steamer to set Fosshape. > >What tools and techniques do others use? > >Many thanks, >Laura Mina > > > > > > > >-- >Judith Eisenberg >NY Textile Conservation, LLC >135 West 29th Street Suite 203 >New York, NY 10001 >212-691-2638 >[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>