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Amundson, Annika (2016) Hook and loop fasteners: an examination of their use in textile conservation and of the degradation of their component materials. [MPhil]

Antonowicz-Behnan, Ruby (2017) A preliminary investigation into the use of wet cleaning treatments for the conservation of Pacific Island barkcloth. [MPhil]

Austin, Emily (2014) Contemporary fashion collections within museums and the role of the conservator. [MPhil]

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Beasley, Jennifer (2013) A hidden agenda: an investigation into a concealed hat. What is the most suitable method for documentation and conservation? [MPhil]

Benner, Julie (2012) Investigating the potential of Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) as an alternative solvent for textile conservation cleaning. [MPhil]

Benson, Sarah Jane (2013) ʻLike with likeʼ: A comparison of natural and synthetic stitching threads used in textile conservation. [MPhil]

Blair, Kate (2013) The consolidation of mud-silk and painted three-dimensional textiles. [MPhil]

Bolin, Melissa (2014) An investigation into the use of fabric paints for support fabrics in textile conservation. [MPhil]

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Chamberlin, Rosie (2014) An investigation into whether the compressive forces exerted on a textile artefact suspended in a magnetic display system cause damage to the objects fibres and/or weave. [MPhil]

Chard, Nikki (2012) An investigation into the use of the chelating agent tri-sodium citrate in Loponite and methylcellulose gel formulations for the removal of metallic staining. [MPhil]

Cheng, Staphany S. (2018) A preliminary investigation into the application of agarose-enzyme gels in textile conservation. [MPhil]

Clive-Powell, Kate (2015) Can textile conservation inform textile art? [MPhil]

Connolly, Danielle (2012) The textile conservators role in the conservation of contemporary textile-based art. [MPhil]

Cook, Brenna (2012) Cut construction and conservation: ethical issues with the highly interventive treatment of costume. [MPhil]

Creamer, Megan Mary (2018) An investigation into ultrasonic cleaning historic textiles. [MPhil]

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Doonan, Becky (2018) Hold onto your hats! Developing time and cost efficient, adaptable internal support forms for the storage of headwear in museum collections. [MPhil]

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Farmer, Beatrice (2012) Friendly Fungicides: testing fungicides containing tea tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia) to determine their safety for use on historic cellulosic textiles. [MPhil]

Frankel, Nora (2016) An investigation into the use of Candida rugosa lipase for removal of aged oils from cotton textile. [MPhil]

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Gabbutt, Freya (2016) How can conservation provide better access to the Burrell Collection’s Hutton Castle Rooms? [MPhil]

Gamper, Charlotte (2012) Viscose rayon: an absorbing problem. An investigation into the impact conservation wet cleaning treatments have on historic woven viscose rayon fabrics; with a supplementary analysis of current techniques for identifying man made fibres. [MPhil]

García Vedrenne, Laura Gisela (2018) A preliminary investigation into the low washfastness of indigo carmine during wet cleaning. [MPhil]

Gardner, Stella (2013) Wet cleaning synthetic fibres: a preliminary investigation into the effects of conservation detergents on soiled synthetic test fabrics. [MPhil]

Grabowska, Maria Katarzyna (2014) Well-worn issue: conservation of ecclesiastical textiles while still in use on examples from Poland and the United Kingdom. [MPhil]

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Hunter, Michelle (2016) Let there be light? An investigation into the fading characteristics of the early synthetic dye magenta. [MPhil]

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Kesler, Marika (2018) Adhesive use in textile conservation: an update on recent developments and current practice. [MPhil]

Kinti, Maria (2015) An experimental methodology for studying the penetration of adhesives into painted textiles with fluorescent labelling and cross- sections: a case study in thangka painting samples. [MPhil]

Knight, Elizabeth (2017) An investigation of alternative reducing agents to sodium dithionite for solubilising rust stains on cotton. [MPhil]

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Lanceley, Zoe (2013) The use of nylon net in textile conservation. [MPhil]

Lucero Juez, Francisca Alejandra (2013) Working with limited resources: improving storage conditions for archaeological textiles of University of Concepción. [MPhil]

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Macken, Aisling (2017) A preliminary investigation into the effect of solvent vapour on ingrained textile soiling. [MPhil]

Majors, Gennifer (2015) Sublime applications: creating an efficient cyclododecane barrier on textiles. [MPhil]

Martin, Kathleen M. (2018) An investigation into application methods of localised dye in textile conservation. [MPhil]

Meller, Nora (2013) A preliminary investigation into the characterisation of sooty soilings on historic textiles. [MPhil]

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Nuttall, Rosie (2017) A sticky subject: an evaluation of past adhesive treatments on 19th century costume. [MPhil]

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O'Daly, Bevan (2017) Exploring supplementary methods for the conservation of lace. [MPhil]

Oh, Michelle (2013) Investigating the uses of freezing, anoxia and heat treatment as pest treatments, and their physical effects on textiles. [MPhil]

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Perkins, Harriet (2016) Contextualising sooty soiling significance by fuel source for textile conservation. [MPhil]

Prelle, Cristina Ros de Souza (2017) Pattern books: a textile and paper affair. [MPhil]

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Rimington, Hayley (2012) A review of conservation public engagement events: the development of the communicative textile conservator. [MPhil]

Robinson, Jamie Isabelle (2015) Is the icon as exhibit changing the face of conservation? A comparative study into factors affecting textile conservation decisions in two recent blockbuster costume exhibitions. [MPhil]

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Sato, Moe (2014) An experimental evaluation of non-ionic surfactant Dehypon® LS54. [MPhil]

Schmitt, Emma A. (2014) An examination of the working properties of agarose gels for textile conservation. [MPhil]

Sim, Geraldine (2015) Rehousing proposal for the Papa Stour archaeological textile collection from the Shetland Museum and Archives: issues and proposal. [MPhil]

Sutherland, Hannah (2016) “Each to their own”? An investigation into the effect of spacing on laid-thread couching as used in textile conservation. [MPhil]

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Tourret, Kim (2018) An investigation into conservation treatment methodologies for Golden Tangram, a Lucienne Day silk mosaic. [MPhil]

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Vickers, Hannah (2016) A comparison of methods of supporting areas of loss in knitted textiles. [MPhil]

Voss, Cecilia (2015) Developing collaborative approaches to preventive and interventive conservation in the collecting and care of costumes at Scottish Opera. [MPhil]

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Wain, Fiona (2015) An investigation into the effectiveness of using a pH buffer in wet cleaning historical textiles. [MPhil]

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Young, Alice (2014) Interpretive displays: investigating aspects of conservation and access of furnishing textiles within historic interiors. [MPhil]