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1. The Artist Imagination
(Telling stories with clothes)
...  she leaves a trail of petals. She can wear the tiniest of glass slippers and can detect a mote of dust under a dozen mattresses. No toys for her on her birthday. Only jewels or porcelain ...
2. St Gallen – the story of lace
(Telling stories with clothes)
... became the world’s leading city of embroidery around the mid-19th century. Thanks to its outstanding quality, St Gallen embroidery was highly sought-after. As embroidery grew into a major industry, the ...
3. Russian Underwear
(Telling stories with clothes)
... fashion industry? A bit of all these, but also the last unconscious barrier between personality and society, individual and social surrounding. Underwear is the first layer protecting the body from cold, ...
4. Miser’s Purses
(Telling stories with clothes)
... culture by the nineteen-teens, Arthur D. Little, a Cambridge industrialist, constructed two miser’s purses with threads made from animal byproducts in 1921. Little was inspired to make the purses after ...
5. Folk Culture and Costume at the Folk Museum in Barbados
(Telling stories with clothes)
... century, may have also influenced this type of costume design among Bridgetown’s white and black middle class communities, who dominated this kind of cultural expression. As the sugar cane industry in ...
6. Transporting Costume
(Displaying clothes)
... interleafing, foam plastic sheets, Ethafoam planks, wood for crates and supports, and plenty of washed, undyed muslin for wrapping, dustcovers and to put on the floor to ensure a clean space for unpacking. ...
7. Handling Clothes
(Working with clothes)
... may help interpretation - here a top hat and walking stick are attached with almost invisible threads inside the coat’s sleeves Costume should always be protected from light and dust in a closed glass ...
8. Guidelines
(Working with clothes)
... and immediately on receipt, inspect for pests (and treat), and remove superficial dust. Handle as little as possible.  Objects intended for preservation must not be worn. Immediately on receipt, ...
9. Dangerous Costume
(Working with clothes)
... small spaces. This means you must be aware of how you lift and move heavy and fragile objects, not only for their sake but also for your own.   contamination: dust, mercury, DDT, heavy metals ...
10. Take a Closer Look at Costume
(Working with clothes)
... There are no long established conventions, but it is important to be clear and consistent for others to enjoy the documentation. Many of the preindustrial sewing techniques in tailored garments lack a ...
11. Clothing and Collecting Policies
(Working with clothes)
... might want to classify items. Are there people or organisations you can help by collecting their history through clothing? The fashion industry? A school or department store? Or another organisation ...
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