Kathy Francis Email and Phone Number

Francis Textile Conservation LLC specializes in the preservation of historic and artistic textiles. Owner and conservator, Kathy Francis’s extensive career in conservation includes 15 years in private practice, 8 years as Textile Conservator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and 8 years as Chief Conservator at the Textile Conservation Center, a regional conservation lab in North Andover/Lowell, Massachusetts. Kathy has worked for museums, historical societies, universities, churches, and private individuals. She has broad experience in the treatment of early and historical textiles, archeological and ethnographic textiles, tapestries, wall hangings, needlework, samplers, flags & banners, quilts, decorative textile art, and modern textile art.https://www.francistextile.comTextile conservation services:• Textile conservation treatments, in-studio or on-site• Conservation surveys for textile collections• Conservation examinations and proposals• Display, study, & storage treatments• Fiber analysis• Documentation• Lectures, Workshops, Courses• Consultations for conservation planning