How can I remove dust from antique doll clothing? - kimono for doll
I've pre-war Japanese geisha doll, which is fixed in position. She and her clothes were handmade, and I would return. It is covered with dust, and make the colors fade in her kimono. I have a make-up (brush purchased new just for this project) and a spray of air, removing most of it, but there are still many things I do not get. All suggestions as to how you remove it without damaging them?
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Kimono For Doll How Can I Remove Dust From Antique Doll Clothing?
3 comments:
When I was younger, my parents have to do a lot of stained glass. One of his projects was to make a showcase for a doll that you have described, that make my uncle possession. Once the case became my mother had the task of cleaning the doll before he locked up in this case.
At the time of the cosmetic brush was available, but not air, what my mother uses the child nasal aspirator (bulb blue used to clear mucus from the nose, where kids have a cold.) I remember very well. For more remote areas to buy my mother a brush the eye shadow applied. The hair was harder then a regular eye shadow brush, and how everything was like a wedge. The hairs on one end, then the hair on the other end.
I also think that a small brush model might work, but only if the cloth doll's clothes are in good shape.
Good Luck
If you use a vacuum cleaner with a tube (a Shop Vac is probably too harsh, Thomas), you should consider borrowing a technique that museums, often used to clean blankets 100 years ago, and empty wrist.
Cut a piece of fiberglass (no metal) testing at least 6 "Square (square better protection than the wrist) is better and bind the edges with tape to ensure that a" cable look. Insert a new vacuum bag, put The powder brush (make sure it is clean, Tho) in the vacuum hose and put his claim to be as smooth as possible. Push the piece of canvas, slowly but surely part of the wrist (you can a second person in order to constantly need help), and slowly bring the vacuum tube in the vicinity of the screen. touch firm enough to hold everything in position, but not as difficult as reaching the wrist. The screen features tips and protects the wrist and clothing Stop. You can move the brush slowly on the screen (but not too) at the edges, assuming that everything goes well on the wrist. you immediately if anythingseems to be lost, or is it some kind of problem. Turn on the vacuum and the situation outside the portion of the screen, if necessary. Pull yourself which parts of the doll I want to clean, since extra guard around her hair and face. If the hair seems to move with care, can be a piece of gauze, gauze or a nylon stocking around the first place.
Quilt Conservatives say that the vacuum cleaner to remove 75-90% of dust and dirt from an old blanket, which should help a little doll, too. Good luck.
Given the age and condition of the dust of the wrist, I recommend you only use a soft brush and gently on the wrist.
Only dust tickled a little at a time, with a rotating motion of the brush.
Please do not use a vacuum because they sucked rather than removing the dust, and perhaps the ruin of his wrist, the vacuum is very powerful.
I work in a doll museum, starting only with a brush very soft cloth. It may take weeks to get the dust of this beautiful delicate wrists?
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