Tag Archives: Sewing Cabinet

Q is for Q-tips: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 19, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

Okay, I am giving it away. My super secret cleaning tool. Q-tips Brand Cotton swabs and elbow grease. Sometimes, a bit of distilled water. That’s it. I cleaned the entire Marguerite McLoughlin Chinese Lacquer Sewing Cabinet using 10,000 Q-tips. Why … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation techniques, Lacquer, preservation, process, restoration techniques | Tagged Chinese furniture, cleaning, cotton swabs, lacquer, Marguerite McLoughlin, q-tips, Sewing Cabinet | 2 Comments

Marguerite McLoughlin’s Sewing Cabinet Speaks

Posted on May 24, 2012 by MPFConservation

by DKP (Note: I mean to come back to this, to write more and to edit. . . it is little more than a thought of good writing at this time, and it will evolve as I have time. Research … Continue reading →

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