Editor’s note The images in the right-hand margin (indicated by red numbers within the text) are the slides Karen displayed while she was delivering the lecture. Part 1: History 1 2 3 4 Sheep 1 were among the first animals to be domesticated. Primitive sheepskins were hairy, probably like a…

The first lecture will introduce you to the structure of the course and to what we hope to achieve, and give a brief history of textile conservation with its particular ethics and the principles to which we work. The First Year or Basic Course is designed to provide the key…