Thank you all for this input! This had been my suspicion to start with, that it's an outdated practice. 
I will pass all of this info on!

Be well all,

Regina

Regina Gorham
Collections Manager
Kalamazoo Valley Museum

On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 6:44 AM Annette Fromm <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
You can also sew the Velcro to the object instead of adhering it.

The idea of the sleeve is done many places. With a sleeve - which provides even support along the entire width of the object - there is no need for Velcro.

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I've seen a gallery sew a strip ( the width of a sleeve) onto the back of large hook rug pieces and adhere Velcro to that with an opposing 1x4 anchored into the wall with the receiving Velcro.

However, i have never seen anything like that in any of the museums I've worked in.

Leonard

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 11:53 AM Renee Walker Tuttle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
No, no, no. As a textile conservator I would not use any adhesives of any kind on or near any textile. Textile conservators sometimes use adhesives during treatment but that is only in worst case scenarios done buy an extremely knowledgeable professional. 
Best,
Renee Walker-Tuttle
Renaissance Conservation Services

On Jul 12, 2021, at 9:13 AM, Regina Gorham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Hey all,
Has anyone heard of hanging a rug using Velcro?  A former colleague was visiting at some museums out west, who's staff said that they use Velcro, no-sew, to hang their rugs. In doing some digging online, I couldn't find any example of a museum using non-sew, adhesive Velcro - has anyone heard of this? 

Any help you all have would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Regina

Regina Gorham
Collections Manager
Kalamazoo Valley Museum


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