{"id":725,"date":"2013-04-25T13:32:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T13:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=725"},"modified":"2013-04-25T13:57:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T13:57:33","slug":"preservation-week-day-4-preserving-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2013\/04\/25\/preservation-week-day-4-preserving-textiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Preservation Week Day 4: Preserving Textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the fifth post in a week-long series celebrating National Preservation Week.\u00a0 NMAM blog posts in this series will discuss how to preserve your own modeling history.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0
\n\u00a0
\nTextiles are not as common in modeling collections as they are in other types of historical collections, but they can be found.\u00a0 Club t-shirts, competition-specific baseball caps, and patches collected from various events all carry memories, even if those memories are just, \u201cI can\u2019t believe I used to wear this!\u201d<\/p>\n

Start with:<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0 Washing & thoroughly drying your hands before handling any textiles you want to preserve.\u00a0 2.\u00a0 Keep them in an environment where you consistently feel comfortable \u2013 it shouldn\u2019t be too hot, or too cold.
\n3.\u00a0 Only store the items folded as a last resort.\u00a0 If possible, try keeping them rolled, or hang clothing on a well-padded hanger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Most<\/a>
Most of our historic clothing is stored hanging on padded hangers. The entire shelf is covered with acid-free tissue to prevent damage from light and dust.
Source: National Model Aviation Museum, collections storage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4.\u00a0 If you have to keep something folded, fold it loosely and pad out the folds with acid-free tissue so they don\u2019t result it creases.\u00a0
\n5.\u00a0 Use the right materials.\u00a0 Acid-free materials are vital when caring for textiles.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t afford acid-free tissue paper, use clean, unbleached muslin <\/a>or clean white cotton sheets.\u00a0
\n6.\u00a0 Cover the textile with acid-free tissue, unbleached muslin <\/a>or white cotton sheets to protect it from dust and light.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A competition jersey stored boxed with the folds padded out with acid-free tissue.
Source: National Model Aviation Museum, Collected by Staff, 2011.02.13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7.\u00a0 Keep them away from food, drink, and light, as well as markers and ink that could stain the material.
\n8.\u00a0 If something is dirty, instead of washing it vacuum it.\u00a0 Use the hose on your vacuum and slowly move the hose over the textile, but without touching it.
\n9.\u00a0 Inspect it often.\u00a0 Every other month inspect the textile for signs of pest activity.\u00a0 Every other year wash or change out the padding and covering material.
\n10.\u00a0 Write it down.\u00a0 Tie (not tape!) to the covering a sheet of paper that clearly indicates what the textile is inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Go a bit further:<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0 Purchase acid-free storage boxes from a museum products supplier like Gaylord<\/a> or Hollinger Metal Edge<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A baseball cap worn during the 1979 Trans-Am RC Relay Race. It is stored boxed, with the cap filled out with acid-free tissue paper.
Source: National Model Aviation Museum, donated by Allen Beatty, 2008.27.01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2.\u00a0 Use Orvus Paste <\/a>to wash textiles, but only if they have<\/span> to be washed.\u00a0 Don\u2019t use everyday laundry detergents as they are often too harsh and will damage historic textiles.\u00a0 Wash the item by hand and not in a washing machine.\u00a0 Anytime you wash the covering materials you can use Orvus for those as well.
\n3.\u00a0 Use cotton gloves when handling the textile.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Learn more:<\/strong>
\nLast Year\u2019s ALA webinar on caring for textiles<\/a>.
\nThe Textile\u00a0Museum’s textile care information.<\/a>
\nThe Henry Ford\u2019s textile care information.<\/a>
\nNMAM\u2019s short guide to creating a padded hanger.<\/p>\n

NPS\u2019 Conserve-O-Gram on how to make a padded hanger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you want more advice on preserving your textiles, feel free to ask your questions to the museum\u2019s blog<\/a>, Facebook page<\/a>, or by emailing staff directly at mariav@modelaircraft.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Preservation<\/a>Sponsored by the ALA\u2019s Association\u00a0for Library Collections and Technical Services and partner organizations, Preservation Week will inspire actions to preserve personal, family and community collections of all kinds, as well as library, museum and archive collections. It will raise awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions can play in providing ongoing preservation information. More information can be found at: www.ala.org\/preservationweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the fifth post in a week-long series celebrating National Preservation Week.\u00a0 NMAM blog posts in this series will discuss how to preserve your own modeling history.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Textiles are not as common in modeling collections as they are in other types of historical collections, but they can be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,92],"tags":[94,50,93],"class_list":["post-725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-museum","category-preservation-week","tag-artifact-care","tag-museum-2","tag-preservation-week-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":737,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions\/737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}