Dress Conservation Services

Dress conservation is the process of stabilizing, mending, cleaning, and storing three-dimensional textiles using best practices and conservation quality materials to maintain the condition of the textile over time. We use stabilizations to prevent further damage to the garment during cleaning and handling. Mending helps us to restore the garment to its original appearance as closely as possible.

Cleaning removes stains to restore the garment’s appearance, while also making the textile more chemically stable. This allows us to preserve the garment in chemically stable, acid-free archival materials using conservation techniques to support the garment, thereby providing the best environment for long-term home storage.

Dress conservation is the process of stabilizing, mending, cleaning, and storing three-dimensional textiles using best practices and conservation quality materials to maintain the condition of the textile over time. We use stabilizations to prevent further damage to the garment during cleaning and handling. Mending helps us to restore the garment to its original appearance as closely as possible.

Cleaning removes stains to restore the garment’s appearance, while also making the textile more chemically stable. This allows us to preserve the garment in chemically stable, acid-free archival materials using conservation techniques to support the garment, thereby providing the best environment for long-term home storage.