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Museum Mannequins:
A Guide for Creating the Perfect Fit
Detail: Rigid, free-standing Ethafoam figure by Zofia
Zarkadas for the Provincial Museum of Alberta.
The fabrication of supports for period garments is a crucial
activity for any museum which displays clothing collections.
The condition and style of the artifact determines what
type of mount needs to be constructed, or purchased. For
the first time, conservation expertise in mannequin construction
is readily accessible to small community museums. A handbook
of instructions, Museum Mannequins is an affordable
resource for selecting construction methods and mannequin
types. Whichever method is chosen, the emphasis is on professionally-looking,
custom-made mannequins that are suitable for fully supporting
a garment as well as highlighting fashion details. The technical
information in the handbook can help decide the skills or
budget needed to create a garment display, or complement
a structured workshop.
Museum Mannequins: A Guide for Creating the Perfect Fit
Handbook, ISBN 0-9730549-0-5 Published 2002. Reprinted 2007
Coil-bound, 159 pages, colour illustrations
$35 per book plus $10 shipping (Canada & US) $15 (International)
To order, please contact :
Contents
Clothing Display 101
The Importance of the Exhibits Environment for Clothing
and Textiles Preservation Shirley Ellis
Choosing a Garment for Display Shawna Lemiski
Measuring Up Gaby Kienitz
In Support of Conservation
A Passive Support for George Washington's Coat Deby Bellman
Shadow Box Mount for a Christening Gown Eva Burnham,
Jan Vuori
Hanger-Mannequins for the Display of Concentration Camp
Prisoner Uniforms Gail Singer
Singular Solutions
Mounting Methods for Cantonese Opera Robes, Dresses and
Suits Darrin Morrison
Navajo Blanket Forms Gwen Spicer, Susan Heald
Buckskin Dress Mannequin Helen Alten
A Mount for Japanese Armour Alison Guppy, Poppy Singer,
Annabel Wylie
Fundamentals of Form
The Victorian Dress: Adaptation of the Intersecting Silhouette
Mannequin Denis Larouche
The Victorian Dress: Adaptation with Polyethylene Foam Discs
Renée Dancause, Janet L. Wagner
The Victorian Dress: Adaptation in Paper Renée
Dancause, Janet L. Wagner
Discs-Dual Dowel Allen Patten, Colleen Wilson
Split Personality: Solution for a Disco Suit Colleeen
Wilson
Changing Suit: Inexpensive Men's Wear Mounts Catherine
Roy, Kathleen Haggarty
Padded Silhouette Torso Gaby Kienitz
Standing Ethafoam Figures Joanne White
Design Choices: Simple, Invisible, Adaptable
Rigid Board Mannequin Helen Alten
The Invisible Buckram Mount Chris Paulocik
Preparation for a Fibreglass Mannequin Cynthia Amnéus
The Production Line
Hollow-Form Mannequins Julie Hughes
Buckram Mounts for Children's Fashions Claudia P. Iannuccilli
Creating a Torso Form for Casting Buckram Mannequins Helen
Alten
Head to Toe
Heads, Hands and Feet: Options for Ethafoam Mannequins Joanne
White
Paper Hair for Mannequins Cynthia Amnéus
Wigs-The Long and Short of It! Ruth McConnell
A Custom-Made Mount for Display, Storage and Transportation
of a Fragile Hat Jan Vuori
Hat Mount with Brim Support Julie Randolph, Jane Merritt
Contour Mount for a Helmet Paul Darrock, Joan Pletsch
Magnets for Mounting Footwear Julie Hughes
Reality Check
Man in the Kayak-A Pseudo-Realistic Mannequin Helen Alten,
Paul Gardinier
Some Thoughts on the Dynamics of Sports Costumes Gladys
Serafino
Posing for Effect Margot Brunn
Materials
Conservation Checklist: Is it Safe for Artifacts?
Construction Materials and Textile Glossary
Basic Tools for Foam
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