Re: available or existing research in contemporary textiles

[Rebecca Tinkham <r_tinkham@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sarah,

I would suggest you look in the Ei Compendex (Engineering Index).  This is
an on-line database of journal articles covering a wide range of engineering
and industrial research including textiles and textile related topics.
Since the journals are from the industry they can become very complex very
quickly, but I was often able to understand enough.  The articles would
probably cover manufacture, characteristics, and possibly degradation, but
not conservation.

Access to the database is by subscription (for quite a lot of money I'm
sure.)  I would suggest asking the area branches of the public library to
see if any of them subscribe.  If not, your best bet will be a university
library, if you can use it.  A university library is also the most likely
place to find the journals themselves.

Good Luck,

Rebecca Tinkham






> From: Sarah Lowengard <sarahl@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Textile Conservators <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: available or existing research in contemporary textiles
> Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:56:08 -0400
>
> I am about to begin a project involving some late 20th century/early
> 21st century industrial and experimental textiles. The group is varied
> in technique, material and projected uses.  With the exception of
> polyester, the materials used are not those regularly encountered by
> most textile conservators --or, at least, not as a principal component.
> The "oldest" of the lot was produced about 12 years ago.
>
> As background to this study, I am looking for sources of information
> about behavioral characteristics or predictions of behavior over time,
> anecdotal or documented descriptions of deterioration or longevity and
> other catalogues of long-term care strategies. I am especially
> interested in the relationship between production technqiues and
> preservation.  I have checked most of the standard art conservation and
> textile industry databases with (predictably) few results.
>
> Can anyone suggest relevant publications I might not have seen?  Has
> anyone compiled a bibliography recently that she would be willing to
> share with me?  Would anyone who has worked on these classes of textiles
> be willing to talk to me (off-list or on)?
>
> I do recognize that literature and experiences might be either extremely
> general or extremely specific and am willing to work through that myself.
>
> Thanks very much
>
> Sarah
>
> Sarah Lowengard
> sarahl@xxxxxxxxx
> New York City

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