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Object numbers attached to textiles - Tyvek and Reemay
- Subject: Object numbers attached to textiles - Tyvek and Reemay
- From: "Gissing, Mary" <MaryG@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:15:19 +1000
- Message-id: <WvjRQD.Q.ka.5IWLAB@lindy.stanford.edu>
- Sender: Textile Conservators <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
We also have been using softened (mechanically) Tyvek as the substrate for
attaching object numbers. However, for sheer items or lace we use Reemay
(spun-bonded polyester). The Reemay tag is prepared with the object number
hand printed in indelible ink and sealed with a layer of Paraloid B-72
before stitching to the object. (We use a low w/v% Paraloid so the Reemay
does not become stiff.)
Mary Gissing
Conservator of Cultural Material
Powerhouse Museum
PO BOX K346
Haymarket NSW 1238
Ausrtralia
Tel: 61 2 92170271
Fax: 61 2 9217 0498
maryg@xxxxxxxxxx