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The National Trust cares for over 50,000 textile objects, ranging from elaborate state beds to humble samplers. The Textile Conservation Studio at Blickling Hall in Norfolk has been established to provide properties with the advice and practical help required for the safe display, storage and care of this wealth of historic material.
Textiles are particularly subject to environmental damage. In addition to wear resulting from their original function, they are singularly sensitive to the effects of light, heat, moisture, insects and dirt. The fragility of many historic textiles necessitates professional care and demands meticulous work, special equipment and knowledge of the many varieties of fabric styles and constructions.
Lady Berry Germain’s bedroom at Knole, Kent, furnished with numerous important textiles.
Following the fire at Uppark, West Sussex, many textiles were rescued but required conservation before being reinstated, including this bell pull.
A silk damask curtain, also from Uppark, undergoing spot cleaning to remove stains.
A detail of a late 17th-century English Mortlake tapestry showing areas that have been cut out during repairs undertaken in the 1950s.
The same area of tapestry after conservation. Missing parts were replaced with a dyed wool rep to simulate the original weave of the tapestry.
A cleaned tapestry is mounted on a frame and applied to a full support of linen, through which stitched repairs are worked.
