Here you will find articles, papers and lecture notes written by Karen over the course of her career. We will be adding more of Karen’s writings to this section as and when they become available. If you have any pieces which you feel belong here please get in touch.

For a comprehensive list of Karen’s writings please visit the Bibliography page.

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The education of textile restorers
By Karen Finch
First published 1965 in Studies in Conservation
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Note on the damaging effect of flameproofing on a tapestry hanging
By Karen Finch
First published March 17th, 1969 in Studies in Conservation
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Memorandum on the establishment of a national centre & training school for textile conservation
By Karen Finch
1971
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Farnham College of Art lecture
By Karen Finch
1974
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Extract from talk at the Textile Conservation Symposium
By Karen Finch
October, 1975
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Conserving textiles as historic documents
By Karen Finch
1980
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Tapestry conservation and the Textile Conservation Centre
By Karen Finch
June, 1982
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Note on the Library & Reference Collection
By Karen Finch
1985
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Preparation for use as a History of Textile Techniques Study Resource
By Karen Finch
August 19th, 1986
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Report on the Reference Collection of the Textile Conservation Centre
By Karen Finch
December, 1987
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Observations on damage and repair of tapestry
By Karen Finch
October 10th, 1994
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Textiles as historic documents and their conservation
By Karen Finch
First published 1996 in Recent Trends in Conservation of Art Heritage
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The history and the techniques of the spinning of gold thread
Translation by Karen Finch from the original by Sofus Larsen
1998
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The beginning of the Textile Conservation Centre
By Karen Finch
June 24th, 1999
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From rags to research
By Karen Finch
First published September, 2000 in Warp & Weft no. 199
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How it all began: A life in textile conservation
By Karen Finch
First published 2011 in Costume vol. 45
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