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V&A Experience: Humidifying Belinda Wright's Ballet Tutu
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Follow Senior Textile Conservator, Susana Fajardo, as she humidifies a tutu worn by Belinda Wright in the ballet 'Harlequinade' Pas de Deux.
Sound designer and performance-maker Julie Rose Bower has documented Susana’s steps using ambisonic sound, letting us get closer to the object than ever before.
Watch as Susana carefully places acid-free tissue paper between the layers of the garment, and steams it to relax the folds in the tulle which have developed as a result of being in storage.