Textiles & Quilts

Textiles, Quilts + Beaded Object Treatments

textile MPFC has capability of working with many types of fabric reparation and cleaning:

quilts,
woven items
tapestries,
needlepoint,
and beaded objects.

We also repair passementerie (trim), as is shown in the last item below, and also within the Hearst Castle® Flemish Sofa information.

Oregon State Capital Building

The Oregon State Capital underwent renovation and many artworks were cleaned and repaired. MPFC treated three textile art installations.

Judith Poxson Fawkes Eight Woven Panels Ca. 1977

The artwork has hung in Oregon. State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon since 1977. The eight colorful woven panels were in need of cleaning and reparation.
FAWKES EIGHT TREATMENT REPORT (Coming Soon)

Before, left, and after treatment, right.

Fuhrmeister Tapestry Ca. 1977

The tapestry by Heidi Fuhrmeister has hung in Oregon State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon since 1977. The large weaving was in need of cleaning and reparation of several moth holes. FUHRMEISTER TAPESTRY TREATMENT REPORT (Coming Soon)

Lyman Desert Grasses Quilt Ca. 1977

The Lyman “Desert Grasses” project, has hung in Oregon. State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon since 1977. Lyman is a quilt consisting of eight rows of varying sized fabric pieces in shades of golds, rusts, and browns, hemmed and backed. Moth hole damage needed reweaving, as well as a thorough cleaning, including several stains of an unknown nature. LYMAN DESERT GRASSES QUILT TREATMENT REPORT (Coming Soon) Before, left, and after treatment, right.

Victorian Beaded Angel Late 19th Century

This family heirloom was to be a Christmas surprise for a son from his father's family, to be framed. Oxidation and possibly a chemical reaction had eaten areas of a metallic beads, and the same chemical reaction, which we believed to be a mixture of the bead with some liquid, possibly a cleanser, had also eaten through the grid of the needlepoint. Also, moth holes existing in a few areas of the piece. MPFC performed dry cleaning and reparation.VICTORIAN BEADED ANGEL TREATMENT REPORT
Before, above, and after treatment, below.

NPS Crater Lake Centennial Quilt Ca. 2002

The Crater lake Centennial Quilt needed to be cleaned and several tears repaired after being on tour for several years.. CRATER LAKE CENTENNIAL QUILT TREATMENT REPORT After Treatment, Below.

Great-Grandmother's Victorian Crazy Quilt Ca. 1910, California

Reparation to a California family heirloom quilt included stain removal and mending of embroidery.

Hearst Castle® Flemish Sofa Passementerie Reparation

The passementerie on the Hearst Castle® Flemish Sofa was in need of reparation in many areas: some small repairs, some large repairs including reproducing tassels. For more information on the entire conservation project, visit the Hearst Flemish Sofa Page. To see a sample of the Passementerie Reparation, click here. Before, left, and after treatment,right.