A conservator friend recommended washing (I believe it was 
machine-washing) "commercial" Tyvek -- that makes it soft and pliable, 
more like the museum-grade variety;  I hadn't assumed that the color 
would still bleed at that point, though I'll admit I hadn't thought 
about it, and haven't experimented.  Any further thoughts would be 
appreciated.  -- Pam


  On 11/2/2011 11:18 AM, Jerry Foust wrote:
> Hello,
> Has anyone seen tech. evaluations of different "types" or "styles" of 
> Tyvek for use in museums?  I know that various archival supply 
> resellers have Tyvek that is advertised as "archival" quality but in 
> what way does that differ from the Tyvek at Lowes?  Thank you.
> Jerry
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