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1. Updated STiCH Carbon Calculator 2. RE: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 June - Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects 3. RE: Looking for resources for crazing shellac finishes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Sarah Nunberg Posted: Tuesday May 6, 2025 12:52 PM Subject: Updated STiCH Carbon Calculator Message: I am excited to announce that FAIC's STiCH Project Team has launched a refined and expanded STiCH Carbon Calculator (https://stich.culturalheritage.org <https://stich.culturalheritage.org>) featuring updated materials, ability to assess the impact of scenarios utilizing multiple materials, and result graphs for data visualization. We invite you to explore the newest features and functions. This project is the culmination of the work of the project team, including myself (PI), Matthew Eckelman (PI), Henry McGhie, Sarah Sutton, Shiori Oki, Melissa Amundsen, Rachel Danzing, Mithravinda Kalpetta Gramathil, Kim Kraczon, Matt Morgan, and Céline Wachsmuth. We're also grateful to the many participants in our user experience studies whose feedback helped shape the new improvements. This work was made possible in part by a 2023 NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant (which was terminated after completion of the calculator revisions). STiCH sits at the intersection of science, art, history, and the humanistic qualities of changing behavior to address the climate crisis. In alignment with AIC and FAIC's Held in Trust <https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-us/foundation/programs/held-in-trust/held-in-trust-mission> goals, STiCH provides conservation and heritage professionals a science-based educational tool to reduce their carbon footprint in their everyday work. We will be adding a new user guide and educational tools in the coming weeks. We hope you'll share your excitement and experience with STiCH's newest updates! ------------------------------ Sarah Nunberg Conservator Brooklyn United States ------------------------------ 2.From: Meagen Smith Posted: Tuesday May 6, 2025 12:52 PM Subject: RE: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 June - Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects Message: 🗓️ One month reminder to sign up and read June's article on handling decision making. ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 04-10-2025 13:28 From: Meagen Smith Subject: Care of Collections Reading Group - 3 June - Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects The Care of Collections Reading Group explores and discusses open access articles covering preservation, collection care and collection wide conservation such as environmental monitoring, risk management, collection moves, etc. This activity provides an accountability partner for reading through the new or established research as a method of keeping our awareness high. The group meets the first Tuesday, every two months for an hour of discussion 16.00 GMT. All are welcome to attend –though if you haven't read the book/journal/article, you won't miss any spoilers: degradation, embrittlement, climate change! Fourth session: 3 June, 2025 via Zoom. Sign up for June's session, nominate a text for future reading and comment upon an August session: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/d505960f-bd95-4d1d-a228-fdd9b1b5c54f/select Please note, if you attended previously, emails are not retained so sign up for each new session. Fourth session reading choice is: Henderson, J., & Lingle, A. (2023). Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 63(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2175983 <https://doi.org/10.1080/01971360.2023.2175983> ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ 3.From: William Witkowski Posted: Tuesday May 6, 2025 6:58 PM Subject: RE: Looking for resources for crazing shellac finishes Message: Ben, Repairing a cracked finish to match the existing can be difficult. In a small area (I have done 6" long and an inch wide) the technic I used was to take a rubber mold of the surface. Brushed 3 or 4 coats of polyurethane into the mold. Once dry pull it out like a snake skin. I then cut it into place following the crack lines as much as possible. Glued this in place with B-72 and ironed it down (you could use I hide glue). I colored the underside first as I was matching a painted surface. Gordon Fairburn wrote about this many years ago in CCI Hope this helps Bill ------------------------------ William Witkowski Conservator Michigan Antique Preservation Co Wyandotte United States ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 04-11-2025 12:22 From: Benjamin Parry Subject: Looking for resources for crazing shellac finishes I'm a 25+ year antique furniture restorer and conservator. Although I have several methods of inducing craquelure/crazing on new finishes, especially shellac, I was hoping someone could help me shed light on any techniques they may have for replicating this. I often have to match new finish to old. Is there a conservation coatings chemist I may contact? I realize this is an off the wall question. Thanks , Ben Sent from my iPhone You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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