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Sheila Landi heads a small dedicated team whose
aim is to offer the highest standards in textile conservation.
The workshops are fully equipped allowing all current conservation
techniques to be employed including wet cleaning, solvent
cleaning, stitched supports and adhesive treatments.
Sheila Landi
Following training in Fine Art at Kingston and the Royal
Academy Schools she joined the Textile Section of the Conservation
Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1963 and became
Head of Section in 1972. As conservation as a discipline was
in its infancy at this stage, Sheila played a key role in
its development within the museum and in the establishment
of the profession in a wider sense.
She has had many articles published and has also written
"The Textile Conservator's Manual" which is now
in its second edition with further revisions in the paperback
version.
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Sheila Landi
On her retirement from the V&A in 1989 Sheila continued
to work in private practice establishing the Consultancy.
She is a fellow of the International Institute for Conservation
(IIC), a member of the Institute of Conservation (ICON) and
an Accredited Member of the British Antique Furniture Restorers Association (BAFRA).
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Having worked at the Textile Conservation Consultancy for two years on an ad hoc basis while studying for a BA in Conservation and Restoration at the University of Lincoln, Alison has now joined the team on a permanent basis. She is also furthering her qualifications by taking an MA in Conservation of Historic Objects.
After going to university to learn bio-chemistry she found that it was not satisfying her needs and interests. She has recently joined our staff to find out if, maybe, conservation will give her the satisfaction in work for which she is looking. We are hoping it does.
Jonathan
brings a wide range of practical and other skills, including
a degree in Fine Art Tapestry. He finds it a priviledge
to have contact with the variety of projects undertaken
by the consultancy.