A professional who restores and prepares ancient textile and lace materials for display in textile museum. Responsibilities include:

• Cleans fabric, using cleaning compounds and techniques based on historical knowledge of fabric manufacture and effect of cleaning upon fabric.
• Develops new cleaning compounds and methods when available means are inadequate or tend to harm fabric.
• Repairs and reweaves worn, torn, and decayed fabrics, using techniques based on knowledge of weaving and lace methods.
• Mounts fabric in frame or other suitable background.