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The Institute offers a wide range of services in the field of textile
conservation and research:
Treatment
CCI offers an interdisciplinary approach to the conservation treatment
of historic textiles including:
- painted textiles (flags and banners)
- costumes and costume accessories (hats, shoes, etc.)
- archaeological textiles
- ethnographic textiles
- oversized textiles (hangings, tapestries)
Training
Training seminars and workshops, with hands-on components, are
customized to suit needs. Training may be interdisciplinary as required,
and topics include: care of textiles, adhesives used in textile
conservation, dyeing for textile conservation, cleaning historic
textiles, construction of mannequins for historic costumes.
CCI also provides many types of internships to suit people at different
stages of their careers.
See Learning Opportunities for more details on training activities
Advisory and On-site Consulting Services
- preventive conservation
- museum planning
- transportation of works of art
- storage and display materials and environment
- surveys of collections and facilities
- on-site infrared spectroscopic analysis
- emergency preparedness planning
Analysis and Testing
- lightfastness testing using artificial light
- fibre analysis and identification
- pH analysis of textiles
- identification and analysis of components of textile artifacts
(adhesives, consolidants, paints, etc.)
- analysis of natural dyes
- determination of silk degradation
- determination of cellulose degradation
- colour measurements and monitoring
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