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Atchoo aiming to cut out single use tissues by making my own #zerowaste #reuse #upcycle

Enjoying reducing the carbon footprint of my commute by cycling to and from the train station. If it's not far leave the car #cycling #sustainable #commute

Reducing the carbon footprint of how I get to work Historic Environment Scotland #cyclinglife #sustainability

Getting muddy being crafty and learning about the importance of soil at this family friendly COP26 event. #TogetherForOurPlanet #OneStepGreener #KidsActivities

Tracing paper jigsaws before conservation watch this space as the treatment progresses. #ExploreYourArchive Historic Environment Scotland #conservation

Tracing paper jigsaw day two. Aligning the fragments on a film of water before applying a lining of Japanese tissue with wheat starch paste. Historic Environment Scotland #ExploreYourArchive #conservation

Conservators facilitating a very fragile tracing paper going digital from the HES Archive Historic Environment Scotland #ExploreYourArchive #eyagoingdigital

Tracing paper jigsaws day three - linings on and ready to infill the losses. So nice to have all the loose pieces together again. Historic Environment Scotland #ExploreYourArchive #conservation

Tracing paper jigsaw day 4 - toning paper for infills and fitting them to the losses has begun. Watch this space for the after treatment photos Historic Environment Scotland #ExploreYourArchive #conservation

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Remember those tracing paper jigsaws I started in November, well they're finally finished with their toned infills Historic Environment Scotland, #ExploreYourArchive, #Conservation

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Lining this beautiful graphite drawing of design proposals for the pediments at Commercial Bank Glasgow onto the kari bari board in our conservation studio Historic Environment Scotland #paperconservation #hesarchives #archives

Loved travelling in a much more fun and sustainable way to visit new NCAP facility Historic Environment Scotland #sustainability #greenjourney #bike #greenmeetings