Making a Chair Stay a Chair

If you walked through the Eisenhower National Historic Site today, you'd see two well-loved, well-worn upholstered armchairs in the living room. But unless you'd watched this video, you'd be unaware of the painstaking conservation process they'd gone through, which included reversing previous efforts. At the @NationalParkService museum conservation lab, National Council for Preservation Education intern Ellie Fitzgerald and textile conservation post-graduate fellow Maeve O'Shea walk Adam Savage through the decision-making and laborious process of custom-dyeing silk underlays and hand-sewing sheer polyester overlays. The best part? The chairs are preserved while still telling the story of Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower, just another married couple spending time together in their living room in their comfortable, threadbare chairs. We're doing a panel with current and former National Park Service museum conservators at Awesome Con on Sunday, March 15!!! Join us and come with questions: https://awesome-con.com/programming/#/event/adam-savage-behind-the-scenes-with-national-park-services-art-conservators National Park Museum Conservation Lab: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/hfc/museum-conservation-services.htm National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm How to Replicate a Long-Lost Patterned Fabric: https://youtu.be/dlkeL2yDyC0 Using PAPER to Repair a TEXTILE: https://youtu.be/kKtopx-gc1A Where America’s Historical Artifacts Are Being Preserved (Well ... For Now): https://youtu.be/1lxSXvLGvcs How to Wash a 157-Year-Old Newspaper: https://youtu.be/P3J-ToojchA Adam Savage Makes "Leather" Out of Silicone: https://youtu.be/FWBP1_2Dyu8 Ouch! Here's What Happened: https://youtu.be/L8MDAmCpzyA Follow the NPS Museum Conservation Lab here: https://www.instagram.com/conservation_hfc_nps/ Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store.com Savage Merchandising: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/testedcom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!