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The Textile Group remains one of the largest Icon groups. We have an active committee who meet regularly to organise an annual programme of events, training and visits. We would welcome suggestions for future activities and offers from institutions willing to host a workshop, visit etc.
The Icon website provides a forum for discussion, where shorter reports, information on training and workshop notes can be posted. Please contact
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if you'd like to post anything on these pages.
Maria Jordan, the textile group chair, and the rest of the committee would like to bid a fond farewell to the four committee members that stepped down in February. To Nicola (Yates), Nicole (Rode) Rachel (Langely) and Jane (Taylor-Bouvard) we would like to say a very big thank you for all your hard work, support and effort over the years and we hope to see you again soon.
The new committee members were announced at the CF10 conference Cardiff in March and we met as a group for the first time in June.
We would like to welcome our new Student Representative, Sophie Downes a student of the Lincoln School of Art & Design Conservation course. She is currently doing a placement with The Landi Company Ltd. at Burghley House and will soon move to The National Museums of Liverpool.
Welcome also to Louise Squire, private textile conservator, Lynn McClean, Head of Paper & Textiles at The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh and Rosamund Weatherall a textile conservator at The National Trust Textile Conservation Studio, Norfolk.
Abegg-Stiftung, 2009. 'Fünf Jahrzente Textilkonservierung - Erinnerungen an die Anfänge.
Mechthild Flury-Lemberg im Gespräch mit Ulrich Schiessl.' Mit einem fotomechanischen Nachdruck von Rolf Lemberg, "Die Textilabteilung der Abegg-Stiftung Bern", 1970. Riggisbeg: Abegg-Stiftung, 79pp.
This book has been published to mark Frau Dr. Mechthild Flury-Lemberg's 80th birthday (last year: 21 Feb 2009) and to acknowledge her huge contribution to textile conservation and the education of textile conservators from all over the world.
The booklet includes: a Foreword by Dr Regula Schorta, Director of the Abegg-Stiftung; an edited transcript [entitled: 'Five decades of textile conservation - memories of the beginnings' ] of an interview Dr Ulrich Schiessl conducted with Frau Dr. Mechthild Flury-Lemberg in 2001. It includes some lovely photographs and a reproduction of the beautifully illustrated description of the furnishing and fittings of the Foundation's textile conservation department of 1970; a bibliography of Mechthild's publications; and a one page biography of Mechthild.
For details about the publication and how to purchase a copy contact the Abegg-Stiftung, click here for a link to their web site.
Events
Unfortunately all the places have been taken for the Upholstery workshop to be held at Hampton Court Palace in November. We are keeping a waiting list though and we hope to offer this one again in a new location!
Resources
An , including costs of dyes, the dyeing method and a recepie
Mindful of the growing concern over the use of plastic, an eco-friendly alternative to traditional sample bags was recently sought, in the hope that a better option could be adopted by the conservation practice.
A list of Textile Group publications. Please note the only post prints we have for sale is the 2006 Forum 'Tapestry Conservation: maintaining the woven picture'. All other post prints are sold out. We are developing digital versions of past postprints that will be available for sale in the coming months.
Read the abstracts of the MA Textile Conservation students who graduated from the Textile Conservation Centre and the Royal College of Art (RCA)/ V&A programme.
The Textile Group are currently looking for members to act as Textile Group Regional Reps. We'd love to hear from people that can let us know of upcoming exhibitions and events, potential visits for Textile Group members, and be a general contact for the committee about your area. Ultimately the role can very much be what you make of it, and all approaches are welcome. For more information please contact
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, Textile Group Chair
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