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1. An ‘ethnic’ souvenir for a WWI nurse
(Telling stories with clothes)
... are fascinating story-tellers.     Resources - Acknowledgements I am particularly grateful to Elizabeth Gage and Wendy Blackwell for their help in documenting Winifred’s life and ...
2. The Artist Imagination
(Telling stories with clothes)
...  Princess Margaret and her dresses The artist designer The Princess poems Creating the Room of Dancing Princesses An artist and curator collaboration Further reading and resources   ...
3. Stories
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Clothes Tell Stories is an on-line Costume Workbook, a web-based resource for museums, students and the general public about how to use costume to tell stories. Costume is extremely evocative and always ...
4. Terminology for Costume
(Working with clothes)
... resource was coordinated by Anne Buck, UK, one of the foremost scholars of costume history. She published the first version in Waffen- und Kostümkunde 2, München, Berlin, 1982, pp. 119-151. The basic explanations ...
5. Resources
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Please find out more at our website http://network.icom.museum/costume Guidelines Terminology Publications
6. Identification of Fabrics
(Working with clothes)
... Paris 1994 (Very solid and readable at the same time, many English terms as well) Irene Emery: The primary structure of Fabrics, London 1994, 3rd edition See also http://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource-a-z/ ...
7. Nurses' Uniforms
(Telling stories with clothes)
...  How do you collect the nurse’s uniform? What can we learn from the nurse’s uniform? Resources    Why collect the nurse’s uniform?   Uniforms provide a balance to ...
8. Miser’s Purses
(Telling stories with clothes)
... and significance Further resources This silk crochet miser’s purse was worked in ombré roll stitches, a technique popular for miser’s purses in the 1870s. Miser’s purse, American, late 1870s ...
9. Reconstructing the Dress of Queen Mary of Hungary
(Telling stories with clothes)
... to recreate the opulent gown which appears in the 1520 portrait by Hans Maler.   Background Goal Programme Workshop Results Further resources   Background Mary of Hungary ...
10. Clothes Tell Stories
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Clothes Tell Stories is an on-line Costume Workbook, a web-based resource for museums, students and the general public about how to use costume to tell stories. Costume is extremely evocative and always ...
11. Reconstructions
(Displaying clothes)
Making copies of museum garments Katia Johansen and Mette Vejgaard Petersen Royal Danish Collections     What resources can a museum offer if you want to make a copy or reconstruction ...
12. Storing Costume
(Working with clothes)
... ingenuity, and always with care to create the best possible conditions with the resources that are available. Some basic requirements need to be filled for a safe, secure and suitable storage of costume, ...
13. Preventive Conservation
(Working with clothes)
... of damage, problems, or their side effects which threaten the preservation of museum objects.   Resources regarding costume and accessories See outline of course on preventive conservation: ...
14. Handling Clothes
(Working with clothes)
... diverse information. Canadian Conservation Institute, identification of fibers  Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute: How to handle antique textiles and costumes Resource for fiber images: ...
15. Guidelines
(Working with clothes)
... (resources) in English, French and German, at http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/assets/thesaurus_icombts/vbt00e.htm?phpMyAdmin=OYNyINPdn3sQmoXugKH1gcCLSW0 http://www.icon.org.uk/images/stories/costume.pdf ...
16. Clothing and Collecting Policies
(Working with clothes)
... about the resources needed to care for items. Conservation of dress and textiles can be expensive.  If an item is in a bad state of repair you might want to consider if you need to collect it ...
17. Creative Labels for Displays of Clothing and Fashion
(Displaying clothes)
... want the text on your labels to follow guidelines for legibility (see resources below) and you’ll want to think about alternative formats for those that might need the information provided in different ...
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