The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at Corgi Café
Read moreIn this week of Macmillan’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’, here at May Berkouwer Textile Conservation we got in on the act too! At our very own Corgi Café we indulged in cake and coffee …. and lots of it! A good time was had by all and a lovely donation…
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552 square metres of vacuuming
Read moreFor the past four weeks our studio has teamed up with Textile Conservation Ltd to conserve the Christ in Glory in…
An Interesting Find!
Read moreRecently, we had a guest in the studio who brought in a sampler for May to examine and possibly get…
Student Internship Completed
Read moreJamie Robinson, a student on the MPhil Textile Conservation course at the University of Glasgow completed her summer placement here…
Warner Spring Fair
Read moreMay was invited to the Warner Textile Archive Spring Fair on 11 May 2014. She presented a talk on textile…
Liz Trenow Research Visit
Read moreLocal author Liz Trenow contacted me whilst researching her second novel. She wished to conduct some research into textile conservation…
Publication of the long awaited book on Ham House
Read moreTo celebrate 400 years of Ham House Yale University Press has now published ‘Ham House 400 Years of Collecting and…
Visit by Cambridgeshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers
Read moreOn 15 June 2013 we were very pleased to host a visit from members of the Cambridgeshire Guild of Weavers,…
Tapestry from Bantry House in County Cork goes on show in Aubusson, where it was once made!
Read moreAt the end of May I went over to Bantry House in County Cork to assist with the taking down…
Re-instatement of the North Wallhangings
No CommentsRead moreThe treatment of the last of five wallhangings from Queen’s Antechamber at Ham House, Surrey, was completed and the North Wallhanging…
0Silk: A Sojourn Studio Visit
Read moreThe Textile Arts Council arranged a study tour with author Mary Schoeser in Suffolk from the 9-11 October 2012. The…
The Panacea Museum opens in Bedford
Read moreThe Panacea Museum opened on 18 August 2012! We have enjoyed being involved with the Panacea Society and preparing the…
Lavenham Arts Festival at the Little Hall.
Read moreThis weekend we will have a stand at the Special Event at the lovely Little Hall in Lavenham, Suffolk, featuring…
BrushStroke Festival of Art at St. Peter’s Church, Sudbury
Read moreWe are exhibiting at the forthcoming BrushStroke Art Exhibition, which is a Festival of Art in support of S.A.S. (Success…
Re-instatement of the Bantry Standard
Read moreMay had an enjoyable weekend at Bantry House, County Cork in Ireland. The purpose of the visit was to hand…
