Category: Textile Conservation 101
CPD (1) Dyeing (5) Embroidery (1) Fibers (5) History (1) Mounting (1) Outreach (8) Preventive Conservation (7) Publications (15) Textile Conservation 101 (6) Treatments (3) Upcoming Events (5)
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Online Talk: Caring for Historic Textiles
Have you ever opened a box of woollen costumes to find that moths have eaten away at the historic garments? Or that the embroidered…
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Interventive Techniques in Leather Conservation
Last week I attended the Interventive Techniques in Leather Conservation course at the Leather Conservation Centre in Leicester. This was 3 packed days learning…
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Planning for a Purpose (PLY, Summer 2026)
Have you ever had a vision for a perfect knitted garment but found that reality was disappointing after you finished blocking? The key to…
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Contain Yourself: Growing Dye Plants Without a Garden (Spin Off Web)
Have you ever wished that you could grow your own dye plants, but don’t have a garden? Try container gardening! In my latest article…
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Skittles Cushion Conservation at Fyvie Castle
In textile conservation, you never know what interesting object you’ll be working on next! I recently travelled to Fyvie Castle to conserve a skittles…
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Woolly Good Gathering 2026
Rossi Conservation is coming back to the Woolly Good Gathering this year! The Woolly Good Gathering is a yarn festival that takes place in…
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Funding for Conservation Treatments
Do you have an object that needs conservation, but lack the means to do so? I’ve compilied a list of grantors which support the…
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Spinning Himalayan Nettles (PLY Autumn 2025)
Most spinners start by working with wool, but have you ever made yarn from the wide world of plant fibres? The Autumn 2025 issue…
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Conservation Outreach: Poster at 2025 Icon Emerging Professionals Conference
On 25th July 2025, I presented a poster at the Icon Emerging Professionals Group’s first conference in Durham. My poster was entitled “Conservation Outreach:…
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Rossi Conservation on The C Word Podcast
Do you listen to The C Word: The Conservators’ Podcast? If you do, you may have noticed a familiar guest on the latest episode!…