Subject: Electrolysis of metal threaded textiles
David Hallam writes: >Has anyone successfully treated tarnished metallic bound textile by >electrolytic methods? About 20 years ago I cleaned some silver wrapped thread by sewing it between metal mosquito screening with cotton thread, but I can't remember the electrolyte--might be able to look it up if you need it, David (the usual current density). Worked beautifully, but I don't know if there was any effect on the fibre core, other than what the electrolyte soak might do. I washed it like crazy...didn't have equipment to do other testing. (ps have you finished your treatise on aluminum?) Lisa Mibach *** Conservation DistList Instance 8:29 Distributed: Tuesday, October 25, 1994 Message Id: cdl-8-29-002 ***Received on Sunday, 23 October, 1994