Conservation Mounting of Textile Art: Sewing and Presenting Complex Fabric Works

Billie Zangewa: Field of Dreams Installation view: SITE SANTA FE, New Mexico November 17, 2023–February 12, 2024 Photo by Byron Flesher

Fabric works are often displayed and presented in different ways, depending on the artists preference or intention. However, after a show often the works will need to be framed in order to preserve and protect them. How can we do this with minimal change to how the work is presented and without altering the artists intended presentation?