Posted by Em-crafty on 2005-07-25 21:44:21
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What a great thing to have! I'd suggest getting in contact with the Museum of Northern Arizona, http://www.musnaz.org/ - they may have conservation info on hand or perhaps they'd be willing to consult with you? If they are not helpful, maybe I can find a personal contact...a good friend of mine used to work there.
I've worked on some old quilts and seen advice to fasten pantyhose over the attachment on a vacuum cleaner and use that as a gentle way to remove dust.
Posted by amelia on 2004-07-08 20:53:26
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I guess I wonder *why* everything's become so disposable, more specifically, what do people have against things old and reused? I have a dresser that I've had longer than I've been alive, and I love it and value it because of the memories it brings. My mother has old quilts that are falling to shreds with age, but she still uses and loves them because her great aunt sewed them by hand. My mother in law gave me a quilt she got at Foley's and I was sort of disappointed, because it has no history or memory. Of course, this is a woman who probably replaces her entire household contents over ten year periods.
