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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Getting technical with textiles! What’s “selvage”?
by Obie Linn, Conservator of Textiles
11/16/2023
CAMConservation, selvage, Art Deco, fabric, textile conservation
We’ve got it all! All the width of this 1920s embroidered voile (fine soft sheer fabric), that is.
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