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Tribute from the London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Tributes
Karen Finch, a long time member of our guild has been honoured by the University of Southampton by being awarded an honorary doctorate for her life’s work in founding and setting up the Textile Conservation Centre. Karen has been involved with textiles all her working life, first in her native…
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A Life Journey: Interview 1
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Interviews
It’s Thursday the 23rd of September 2010. My name is Julia Statman and I’m interviewing Karen Finch in her home in Walthamstow. So first of all can you tell me your name, and when and where you were born? Yes, my name is Karen Finch. And I was born in…
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How it all began: A life in textile conservation
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
This article is published in honour of Karen Finch OBE on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday on 8 May 2011. How did I become a conservator? I am not really sure. Perhaps it is built in – perhaps through my interest in the stone axes used as paperweights on…