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See previous discussions on "sausages"* --
they can eliminate this dilemma altogether. Though there are more
up-front costs and time involved**, the "saausages don't need replacing
(only cleaning if used frequently). And as
identified before, the "sausages" won't get crusehd by the weight of the textile
-- another contributing factor necessitating changing the
tissue.
*Surgical stockinette stuffed with polyester
fiberfill.
** Making them is a very good project for
volunteers with limited skills.
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Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:19
PM
Subject: Interleaving tissue
Hello
I have a question about
interleaving tissue. My institution has been in the habit of
replacing tissue interleaved between textiles within a box or the tissue
covering a rolled textile. The tissue is labeled with the date it was
placed inside so we can track how old the tissue is and replace it
accordingly. My question is, how necessary is that? If the tissue
is in good condition is there a benefit to replacing it? Does buffered
vs unbuffered make the difference? I assume the buffering may wear out
after a certain amount of time.
I ask because we are very short staffed and I was hoping to make some
headway on a long overdue inventory project this summer. In the past ,
the tissue was being replaced while inventorying which is quite time
intensive and slows down the inventory a lot. So I am needing to choose
between swapping out tissue or completing the inventory. I have been
leaning towards not changing the tissue if it is in good condition but I want
to make sure that is not an irresponsible decision.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Diana
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Diana Zlatanovski
Assistant Curator
Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
University of Wisconsin
1300 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1575
(608) 262-1162
zlatanovski@xxxxxxxx
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