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  2. Conservation and restoration of quilts - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Flat storage such as shelves and drawers may be used for smaller quilts, but for larger quilts, rolled storage may become necessary. Best practices for storage of quilts include; rolling quilts around acid-free or fabric-covered tubes and storing horizontally on racks, [citation needed] storing them in archival-safe containers ...

  3. Conservation and restoration of textiles - Wikipedia

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    For exceptionally large textiles, such as tapestries, draperies, carpets and quilts, rolled storage is the best option. Like the upholstery section of a fabric store, the rolled storage area should consist of racks, each containing horizontally suspended acid-free or fabric-covered tubes around which the fabrics can be wrapped, being sure to ...

  4. Quilt - Wikipedia

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    A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material.

  5. Duvet - Wikipedia

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    A bed with a duvet. A duvet (UK: / ˈ d uː v eɪ / DOO-vay, US: / d uː ˈ v eɪ / doo-VAY; [1] [2] from French duvet 'down'), usually called a comforter or (down-filled) quilt in American English, [3] [4] [5] and a doona in Australian English, [6] is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flat bag filled with down, feathers, wool, cotton, silk, or a synthetic alternative, and is typically ...

  6. How this Austin store is using old quilts and blankets to ...

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    Rebecca Wright is taking things slow. Old quilts, tablecloths, bandanas, and more make up the clothing and accessories Wright sells out of her newly established brick-and-mortar store Shop Slow.

  7. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    The "front" of a piece of fabric having a distinct front and back; same as right side. facing A facing is fabric used to finish the raw edges of a garment such as at neckline and armhole. Shaped facings are cut to match the edge they will face, and bias facings are strips of fabric cut on the bias or cross-grain and shaped to fit edge.

  8. Crazy quilting - Wikipedia

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    Crazy quilting rapidly became a national fashion amongst urban, upper-class women, who used the wide variety of fabrics that the newly industrialized 19th century textile industry offered to piece together single quilts from hundreds of different fabrics. Long after the style had fallen out of fashion amongst urban women, it continued in rural ...

  9. Grazalema blanket - Wikipedia

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    A Grazalema blanket (Spanish: manta de Grazalema), also known as Grazalema cloth (Spanish: paño de Grazalema) is a type of striped brown and beige thick cloth that was particularly popular between the 17th and 19th centuries.