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… March 5, 2018 Janice Schopfer, Interim Director of Conservation Conservation LACMA has hundreds of screens, scrolls, and … LACMA conservator Soko Furuhata, and LACMA Mellon Fellow in Textiles Elizabeth Shaeffer secure silk cords to the top of …

… the Beetle Wings July 28, 2021 Catherine McLean, Senior Textile Conservator This summer, LACMA launched the YouTube … sequins made from the wings of a beetle onto a 200-year-old textile from India. Below, I share how I found such unique sequins and the challenges…

… the Japanese Style August 25, 2014 Eloise Lynton, Intern, Conservation Center Conservation Kimono for a Modern … traditional and modern patterns with new chemical dyes and textile techniques during the first half of the 20th … show with Catherine…

… there was a steady increase of activity in the Costume and Textiles Department a Blog Entry Date Thu, 10/14/2010 - … there was a steady increase of activity in the Costume and Textiles Department a … 2010 Clarissa Esguerra, Curatorial Assistant, Costume and…

… Amazing Technical Skill June 20, 2011 Catherine C. McLean , Conservation Center Conservation Tiraz (inscribed textile) Fragment, Egypt, 981/371 A.H., linen and silk plain … are completely covered. Look closely at the back of this textile…

… 2016 Clarissa M. Esguerra, Assistant Curator, Costume and TextilesSusan Schmalz, Associate Conservator, TextilesCharlotte Eng, Conservation Scientist Costume and textiles The smallest of …

… Quilt January 5, 2011 Catherine C. McLean , Senior Textile Conservator Conservation Presentation Quilt, Oak Leaf and Reel, 1845–50, … area.   What to do about the damaged appliqués? LACMA Textile Conservator Susan Schmalz chose to stabilize the …

… November 30, 2009 Laleña Arenas Vellanoweth, Frost Fellow, Textile Conservation Conservation Often when we think of fashionable … European costumes and accessories next fall, its textile conservators have been working arduously…