Rosie:

I have seen Muslin used for protective wrapping of rugs/textiles, in
pressure mounts for textiles and for use in covering mannequins/other
internal forms, but had not seen it used in exhibit display cases.  Your
response aroused my curiosity so I did an informal survey of museum/exhibit
designers acquaintances to understand more.  There seemed to be a consensus
among those I spoke to that Muslin is a "Plain Jane" fabric for displays, so
more decorative, yet still safe, fabrics are selected instead.

Pat Bye
Benchmark
Rosemont, NJ

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Subject: Re: Fabric for artifact case interiors- request for help


The first major question is what type of artifacts are going to be in the
case and for how long.  The longer the exposure, the more diligant you need
to be.

But as a rule of thumb, Muslin , undyed and unbleached, is ok.  Once you
start getting into the dyes and the synthetics, it gets trickier.

Rosie DiVernieri

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