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What is the condition of the pillow? How long are the threads? If the bobbins are still laying on the pillow, is it sturdy enough to carefully stitch the bobbins to the pillow? That would take the weight off the threads.
Jennifer
>>> Shirley Ellis <shirleye@xxxxxxxxx> 11/05/07 8:51 AM >>> Hello All,
We have a lace-making pillow WITH bobbins and attached lace going out on display. The threads are currently tangled up and the bobbins splayed out in a half circle. The curator would like this pillow to look as if it was "being worked", ie with portions of the bobbins looped over pins in various sections on the pillow. I am concerned about the weight of the bobbins, hanging from their threads and would like to have them supported on display. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of seeing lace-making pillows and bobbins on exhibit and how this was handled? Obviously, whatever is done needs to be unobtrusive and right now I can't think of anything other than plexi tiers which really isn't that minimal. Any ideas would be welcome. thanks shirley Shirley Ellis Textile Conservator Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen's Park Toronto, ON M5S 2C6 ph: 416 586-5878 fax: 416 586-8036 NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. |