As the carpet beetle story develops and unfolds, the good news is that we have been offered storage space, away from the Museum building, to house the items that have been through the freezing process. Our wonderful pest control expert has also found us a generous ice cream manufacturer in Nottingham with spare freezer capacity. This means that the process of freezing the collection will take less time than we had feared.
In the meantime, here are some images of items that tie in with the recent Folk Art in Britain exhibition at Tate Britain. The Old House Museum has a wonderful collection of samplers, many with a very local connection.
The rag rug in Pitts kitchen has been a great memory jogger with visitors over the years too. Is it time for a revival of this up cycling craft?!
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