Preservation Updates in 2025

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Welcome back! Seeing that we’re all working from Mullins Library once again, here’s a look at our new space. The Libraries held a grand reopening in April, and the Preservation Lab was one of spaces open for touring. Visitors were welcome to explore the displays of tools and items we work with and use (almost)…Continue Reading Preservation Updates in 2025

Experimental Art: Making Bookcloth

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These techniques were learned from a web-based tutorial courtesy of the Creative Arts Workshop. Learn more about CAW and their programs: http://creativeartsworkshop.org/. This was another experiment done while working from home, but repeatable in the studio or lab space. Book cloth: What is it? Book cloth is a cotton-based fabric with a protective backing of…Continue Reading Experimental Art: Making Bookcloth