Textiles

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About us

Icon Textiles Group represents professionals interested in all aspects of textile conservation and preservation

Our Committee

We are very open to new faces and fresh ideas so please get in touch if you're interested!

CPD Resources

Digital and written resources to assist with CPD activities

Symposium post-prints and pre-prints

An online archive of papers and posters from Icon Textile Group Symposia

Past events

A summary of some of the exciting Icon Textile Group events and seminars

Group members' area

Upcoming meetings and committee documents - access for group members only

22 Mar 2024

Icon Textile Group's Upholstery Survey Results

Read more about the findings and conclusions from the Textile Group's recent Upholstery Survey

24 Jul 2023

24 years on, National Trust completes longest running conservation project to conserve ‘late Renaissance masterpiece’ tapestries

Each monumental tapestry took over two years to clean and conserve

Article

02 Aug 2021

The REAL Repair Shop: A Military Jacket Returned to Fighting Form

Jamie Robinson, textile conservator at Zenzie Tinker Conservation, reflects on the results of a two-day conservation treatment

Article

14 Jul 2021

Icon's Impact: Pattern Cutting to Toile Making Workshop series on Zoom

by Viola Nicastro ACR, Textile Group Events Organiser

Article

22 – 24 October 2025

#IconBPG25 Conservation Uncovered: Investigation and Discovery in Treatment and Analysis

From bench-top discoveries to analytical breakthroughs - explore how investigation shapes conservation practice. Join us at The National Archives or online this October for an inspiring multi-day conference that unveils the detective work behind book and paper conservation.

Hybrid Conference The National Archives, Kew, London or online

Textiles

About us

Our Committee

CPD Resources

Symposium post-prints and pre-prints

Past events

Group members' area

Textiles resources

Icon Textile Group's Upholstery Survey Results

24 years on, National Trust completes longest running conservation project to conserve ‘late Renaissance masterpiece’ tapestries

The REAL Repair Shop: A Military Jacket Returned to Fighting Form

Icon's Impact: Pattern Cutting to Toile Making Workshop series on Zoom

Upcoming events

#IconBPG25 Conservation Uncovered: Investigation and Discovery in Treatment and Analysis