[ARTICLE] Archiving Textiles Over Time

Most textile artists have their own ways of storing their artwork over time. As a quilter since 2004, I have developed my favorite ways of storing my quilts. Luckily, textile conservation is a very fruitful area in the field of archiving which is the study of preserving valuable things over time. There are many good resources to read up on how to store your textile-based art over time.

https://www.gaylord.com/resources/guide-to-collections-care

Gaylord Archival (GA) has a wonderful guide on archival storage for your textiles. This guide gives really great tips that can be applied to quilts as well. Section 3 of this 56 page guide is dedicated to textiles.

The rest of the guide covers paper, photographic materials and books. You can request a paper version of the guide to put as a reference on your shelf. (https://www.gaylord.com/request-a-catalog) You can also download the guide in digital form as a PDF for your convenience.

Having worked as an archivist in libraries and museums, Gaylord is one of the authoritative sources for archival materials. They are not cheap but the materials are top-notch and will last for longer periods of time.

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A Heath

A Heath is an experienced librarian, archivist, author, curator and artist. Her work in metadata management, archiving and product management spans over 20+ years across many sectors - corporate, government, publishing, healthcare, education and ecommerce. On a personal note, Angela is a designer, textile artist and painter. She also has been an avid jigsaw puzzle collector for 30+ years.