Stella Lee

@HowtoADHD I hope I find some 5am inspiration to respond to this call for comment from the public on the draft Guidelines for Australian Clinicians. I wish I had your skills and knowledge to help. I hope your dreams are more fun tonight. aadpa.com.au/draft-adhd-gui…

Had a nightmare I had a talk to give at 2pm I’d completely forgotten about and scrambled to come up with an idea that didn’t need slides. Woke up and realized it was a nightmare. But the idea was really good. So at 5am I wrote a talk I don’t actually have to give. #ADHD

Evening dress, 1858–59. The MET.

Happy holidays! Whether or not you’re hanging stockings tonight, we hope you enjoy this example of a 12th-century sock, found in Egypt #FabricFriday

I can't be bothered trying because I came up against a boundary." Is just an invitation to… goo.gl/fb/J56mZP

#Wildlife Snuggery #Crochet Hanging Basket goo.gl/fb/BAhRZD #crochetpattern #uscrochetpattern

Thanks everybody for their entries and nominations.....but there’s one clear winner of the internet today.....round of applause please people...#WINternet

You are invited to read Jennifer Daley’s article, “A Guide to Online Sources for Dress History Research,” which contains 166 sources, in the Summer 2019 issue of The Journal of Dress History, here: dresshistorians.org/journal

#AskAConservator #HaveIdoneEnough A lone Silverfish found in a textile box hiding in the folds of fabric. Discarded all the tissue, Textile is in the freezer, new glue traps out, old cardboard style conservation box saw some sunshine & banished from textiles offered to stores.

@KnoleStudioNT ewww

@jenny_o @AICCM_OZ Thank you Jenny, we have mostly moved to just acid free tissue however we do have some buffered tissue left and I was unclear on it's use. This is very helpful.

@Purfylle @AICCM_OZ Acid free is a good quality tissue ... especially for silk and wool. Use buffered only for cotton and linen. If in doubt, acid free is the "go to"!

@AICCM_OZ When working with textiles when should acid free tissue v's buffered tissue paper be used? #AskAConservator

@AICCM_OZ Thanks again.

@Purfylle Our pleasure! And vacuuming is probably a safe bet. The WA museum has a good guide to gentle brush vacuuming here: manual.museum.wa.gov.au/dust-and-brush…

@AICCM_OZ Any idea what this stuff might be? No smell, probably there for 30 plus years and dissolved in cold water with no agitation in less then a minute. #AskAConservator

@jenny_o @AICCM_OZ Well, funny you should ask...the 'then curator' did try it to my horror. He reported it tasteless and shrugged his shoulders. (we'll just act like I had all that safety equipment🤫)

@Purfylle @AICCM_OZ How does it taste? Just joking! Take care with unknown substances ... brush vacuum while wearing gloves and mask.

@AICCM_OZ @jenny_o Thank you :)

@Purfylle @jenny_o Preventive changes can be the hardest to argue for—but of course by the time damage happens, it’s too late! Good luck!

@AICCM_OZ What is the latest take on lighting in storage/layoff areas? I volunteer where the storage and layoff area is combined and it's so dark it can be difficult to work with the textiles. #AskAConservator

@AICCM_OZ I very much appreciate all the help you have given me today.

@AICCM_OZ Quite possibly bi-carb, someone suggested it may have been soap, I'm fairly certain it was Grandma's best storage method! I am at a loss for if I should do anything more then just vacuum the textiles.

@AICCM_OZ Unfortunately we don't have the resources for chemical testing, we struggle to get basic archive materials and a pencil! These artefacts were stored in a wooden tea chest for longer then any current volunteers recall and I got the fun job of removing them. No damage visible.

@Purfylle Golly! Where did you find it? Things that dissolve easily in water include sugars, some salts, maybe a modified starch—it may not be possible to know without chemical tests.

@AICCM_OZ @jenny_o Thank you, that is very helpful. Surprisingly an internet search did not give this wonderful succinct answer.

@jenny_o @Purfylle Yes, alkaline-buffered papers can react chemically with some materials, it’s the same for photographs (simple acid-free is best)

@jenny_o @AICCM_OZ I am having a hard time convincing the place where I volunteer at that we need better lighting. Hopefully your endorsement will help with that :)

@Purfylle @AICCM_OZ Hi @Purfylle, great question! AICCM President here ... make sure you can see while working - damage can easily happen when handling works. We use lights while working in storage, but turn them off otherwise.