Jane Hammond has been involved in multiple phases of textile conservation for almost forty years. After obtaining a BFA from the University of North Carolina she began her conservation training at the Cleveland Museum of Art and was a member of the conservation staff for six years, working in the Department of Textiles. Initially serving since 2000 as an adjunct conservator for the Intermuseum Conservation Association, in 2007 she joined the ICA staff as textile conservator, after closing her private practice. Since 1986, Hammond has provided conservation services and consultation to owners andcustodians of antique and contemporary textiles. Her expertise covers the treatment of a wide range of objects, including ethnographic textiles, tapestries, flags, carpets and rugs, embroideries, and historic costumes and upholstery. She also provides reproduction services to museums, constructing replicas of textile objects too fragile for long-term exhibition.