ABSTRACT
There has been a gradual evolution in methods of providing structural support to tapestries at the Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) since the development of the conservation stitching techniques described in the previous chapter. The TCC has treated many tapestries for museums, historic houses and private clients since it was established in 1975 and a variety of approaches has been and continues to be used. The treatment of the tapestry described in this chapter illustrates one of the more recent developments. The general trend in conservation throughout the 1990s and into the twenty-first century, at the TCC and elsewhere, has been towards minimum intervention. Although this is probably less evident in the conservation of tapestries than in other types of textile, it has had an effect on the treatments carried out.
