Post #531158 by Deke Kahala on Wed, May 19, 2010 9:49 AM

On 2010-05-18 17:53, Vince Martini wrote:
Deke -

Those shirts look like they are in great shape! What normally breaks a shirt down is starch being pressed into the fabric many times over. Basically, it just slowly cooks the fibers. But, you should be able to press these shirts to remove wrinkles, prior to framing, and the garmets will be okay. If necessary, you can even have light starch applied to provide a bit of sizing and stiffening. But, do not let a dry cleaners put these into their normal vat of hot water cleaning solution...that might be too much for these shirts.

What is the fabric content of these shirts?

Are these shirts stiff and brittle at all?

Oh, I would definitely frame these with the sleeves out to show the shape and full design of the shirt. When you do get them framed, post more pictures!

Thanks for the reply! I knew I would get the info I need here. No dry cleaner, got it. The shirts are rayon and very silky smooth.

I have a friend who frames artwork and has done several other pieces for us and she is going to frame these shirts, too. Hopefully, she'll have them done in a month or so.