Conservation Mounting & Display
Flat and 3D Objects
Advice can be given on mounting and display techniques for any textile or textile related object.
We can advise on hanging systems for wall mounted textiles of any size from tapestries and carpets to large 3D sculptural objects.
Custom wooden or aluminium stretchers can be ordered and prepared with conservation grade materials.
A Private Client
Mughal Silk Lampas
A Mughal silk lampas displayed mounted onto a wooden stretcher. 215 × 104cm.
Treatment Received
- •The lining and braid were removed and packed for archival storage.
- •Surface cleaned using a variable powered museum suction cleaner through a mesh screen.
- •The edges were humidified to realign the fibres and reduce the fold lines.
- •The splits and areas of loss were supported on colour matched patches.
- •A custom sized wooden stretcher was sealed and fitted with conservation grade protective board.
- •A viewing window was cut in the back of the board to allow access for study on the reverse.
A Private Client
Your Gaze Tells A Story 1 by Kimathi Mafafo
A combination of machine and hand embroidery on a plain weave fabric, mounted onto an aluminium stretcher.
During Mounting
On Custom Aluminium Stretcher
A Private Client
Fine Cairene Carpet from Egypt
Mounted on a bespoke eyelet stretcher.
After Treatment
Bespoke Eyelet Stretcher
All Saints Church, Kingston
Saxon Kings Embroidered Panels by Jacky Puzey
Modern machine embroidered and beaded panels depicting Saxon Kings. The project will be completed in April 2026.
Unmounted Embroidery
Board Covered in Calico
Framed After Treatment
The Khalili Collection
Middle Eastern Mahmal, circa 1839
Dimensions: 370 × 162 × 149cm including finials.
After Treatment
In the Studio
Read more about this project on our Hajj Project page.
A Private Client
Beaded African Curtain
A beaded African curtain, 20th Century — believed to be from the Hausa people of Southern Niger.
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