We have tangled tassels to talk about!
- Post Date: 05/15/2018
- Author: John Holton
- Reading Time: 1 minute read
Tassels are often added to garments for decoration and movement.
In the case of this 19th Century Silk Chinese Actor’s Theater Costume (1957.02.0004) its tassels were in a bit of a tangle. Spurlock Collections Manager Christa Deacy-Quinn took the time to teach Collections staff members about the importance and special handling procedures of some of our more troublesome tangly tasseled textiles!
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The colorful silk tassels attached to this textile require extra care to ensure they don’t become entangled. -
Christa shows Collections student Sarah Shelton the best way to delicately disentangle the silk strands.
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