[NHCOLL-L:4303] Textile Care online course in May

[Helen Alten]

Offered for the first time this year, Care of Textiles online course 
starts on May 4:

MS 212: Care of Textiles
May 4 to May 29, 2009
Price: $425
Instructor: Ann Coppinger
Location: Online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Caring for textiles demands an understanding of how and why they 
deteriorate. This course offers a simplified explanation of the 
origin and structure of textile fibers as well as the finished 
textile object; be it either a piece of whole cloth or a finished 
garment. Care of Textiles teaches students to identify fibers, fabric 
structures and finishes, write condition reports, and understand the 
agents of deterioration that are harmful to various fabrics both in 
storage on exhibit. Topics include preparing textiles for storage and 
exhibit, the use of archival materials with textiles, and three 
dimensional supports.

Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Textiles and Their Structures
3. Textile Documentation and Condition Report Writing
4. Textiles and Their Environment
5. Handling of Textiles
6. Treating Textiles
7. Care of Textiles in Storage
8. Care of Textiles on Exhibit
9. Conclusion

Text Book:
Preserving Textiles: A Guide for the Nonspecialist by Harold Mailand 
and Dorothy Stites Alig. Available for purchase from Northern States 
Conservation Center at 
<http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.

Basic Condition Reporting: A Handbook by Southeast Registrar's 
Committee.  Available for purchase from Northern States Conservation 
Center at 
<http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html.

Optional Text Book (if you can find it):
Conservation Concerns, a Guide for Collectors and Curators by 
Konstanze Bachmann (out of print)

Logistics: Participants in Care of Textiles work at their own pace 
through sections and interact through online chats. Instructor Ann 
Coppinger is available at scheduled times for email support. Care of 
Textiles includes online literature, slide lectures and 
student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited to 20 
participants.

Care of Textiles runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in the course, 
please pay at 
<http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html>http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html 
If you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

Student Comments for MS212: Care of Textiles:
Course was great & worth the time. I liked how the materials tied in 
together; the lectures were brief, yet to the point, the powerpoint 
slides showed images relating to the lectures.

It more than met my expectations. I never realized there was so much 
involved in textiles. Wow, what a lot of information! Thank you for 
all the time and effort that goes into providing the services of the 
Northern States Conservation Center. Your classes, materials, 
website, publications, etc. are awesome and a real help. I appreciate 
all that goes into this.

I enjoyed the weekly chats. I found them to be very helpful. I also 
liked how the course was meant to be a good refresher. Lastly, I 
enjoyed the fact that all classmates could post comments/suggestions 
on the forum for all to see. I enjoyed the class and the chats. Ann 
was very helpful in answering any questions I posed during those chats. Thanks!

Good course and I highly recommend it.

The Instructor:
Ann Coppinger runs the conservation department and teaches 
conservation at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She 
has a master's in museum studies specializing in costume and textile 
conservation from FIT. She is a former NEA master apprentice at the 
Textile Conservation Workshop. Ms. Coppinger previously worked for 22 
years in fashion in New York City. She has degrees in both fashion 
design and pattern making from FIT.
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