Folding Garments for Housing Collections [Tutorial]
Description:
In this video, Susan Heald, Textile Conservator at the National Museum of the American Indian, demonstrates how to fold garments for flat housing in collections. Heald discusses the materials needed to fold garments, how to set up a garment before folding it, and how to build padding to help in the folding process. This tutorial was recorded at the 2016 ATALM annual conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 10-13, 2016.