Textile Preservation Tips and Tricks
One of our most-requested webinar topics is how to care for your textile collections—you asked for it, and we delivered! Textile conservator and CCAHA board member, Annabelle Camp, discusses proper methods for textile documentation, labelling, and terminology. She also addresses preventative care, including storage, handling, and common pests your collection might face.
This webinar addresses Focus Area #1: Core competencies in preservation for continuing education and career development of the Foundation for the Advancement in Conservation’s (FAIC) Held in Trust Report on Education, Professional Development, and Leadership.
About our speaker:
Annabelle Camp is an MBA candidate at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, focused on building financially sustainable models for the arts and creative sectors. Prior to her MBA, she led marketing and development at the Balboa Art Conservation Center, where she managed the organization’s fundraising and external communications.
At Wharton, Annabelle has consulted on strategy and development for the University of Delaware Department of Art Conservation, The National Gallery of Art, Barnes Foundation, and ArtsFund. Annabelle has an MS in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and maintains a private textile conservation practice. She serves on the board of CCAHA and lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two dogs.