Labels for textiles

Birgitte Speake <birgitte.speake [at] pitt-rivers-museum__oxford__ac__uk>
writes

>Could somebody please recommend (sew on) labels for textiles which
>are easy to write on. Many thanks,

Labels could be cut from Tyvek to any size desired. I have found the
pigment ink pens as sold by conservation suppliers to be very
stable. The line tends to spread a bit, but remains easily legible.
There might even be a grade of tyvek made specifically for writing
upon.

Mark Hingley,
Conservation Section,
Norfolk Record Office,
Norwich,
England


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