AASLH published a small paperback book titled, Costume Display Techniques by Karyn Jean Harris in 1977. I've used the ideas in that with success in a number of museum environments. Simple forms from on-hand or readily available materials. Costume Display Techniques. Nashville, Tennessee: American Association for State and Local History, 1977. A book presenting an overview of preparing costumes for display to include selecting costumes for exhibition, conservation and treatment, methods of display, supports for display forms, dressing costumes, environmental conditions in display areas, and costume bibliographies. Includes appendixes and illustrations. It's still available on Amazon.com, or you might be able to get a copy on interlibrary loan. Good Luck! Jean Svadlenak Consultant to Museums 624 Romany Road Kansas City, Missouri 64113-2037 (816) 361-5639 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of O'malley, Erin Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:25 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Costume Display Hello All, I am in need of advice in how to display textiles, specifically children's theater costumes for an upcoming exhibit. We have yet to acquire any mannequins, and at the most we may be able to acquire only one or two. We are look for an inexpensive way to hang the costumes in the exhibit as we have no budget. There are also some hats which we would like to display. Does anyone have a good way to do that? Also the costumes are from the 50s and 60s, so there shouldn't be any issues regarding condition. Any advice you could give would be wonderful. Erin O'Malley UTA Special Collections ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).