User:LBedford

Hello!

I'm currently an Assistant Book Conservator at NEDCC, volunteering here as a wiki technical facilitator so that everyone can get their content up on pages with a minimum of hairpulling.

If you need technical help, send me an email at [email protected] and I'll help you find a solution.

I thought I'd share an action shot of myself taken a few years ago at a Pergamena parchment making workshop. Who knew dyeing skin could be so much fun?

Link to Mediawiki formatting page: Mediawiki formatting

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. Composition/Chemistry/Characteristics
2. Manufacture
3. Use in Book Manufacture (History and Techniques)
4. Preservation Concerns
5. Bibliography

1. Composition/Chemistry/Characteristics

Composition

Fabric types

Muslin
Linen
Buckram
Canvas
Silk
Velvet

Dye/Pigment

The Textiles Specialty Group is currently updating its page on spot tests for colorfastness which might be worth a look in the future.

Backing
Sizing
Patterning/Decoration -

List of patterns:

bead-grains
bold wayvy-grain
dot-and-line patterns
sand-grain

2. Manufacture

3. Use in Book Manufacture (History and Techniques)

History of Use (1820's on)

4. Preservation Concerns

Water
Insects
Mold

5. Bibliography

Books discussing cloth production and usage in bookbinding include:

John Carter's Binding Variants...
Andrea Krupp's Bookcloth in England and America 1823-50

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