From: Virginia Whelan <vjwhelan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Textile Conservators <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: bread cleaning
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:22:53 -0500
Lauren,
Your question illustrates how differently we all interpret things.
I had always assumed the bread was grated into crumbs and rubbed over the
textile's surface just as architects/ draftspeople use grated erasers
today.
I may be missing something but why are you working with bread crumbs?
Virginia Whelan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren Allan" <laurenmallan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:48 PM
Subject: bread cleaning
> I am searching for a recipe for bread used in dry surface cleaning of
> textiles.
> I know that it is a very old and not often used technique, however I
have
> heard of it and would appreciate help in finding the specifics of the
> bread ingredients and how to perform the treatment.
> Thank-you in advance!
> -Lauren Allan
> (Queen's University Student)
>
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