Monthly Archives: November 2022

Our Wonderful Week with Jeff Peachey: A Recap in Instagram Reels

At the end of October we were lucky enough to have Jeff Peachey come to the Lab for a week-long workshop on Leather Conservation. We covered sewing extensions, joint tacketing, board splitting and cotton hinges, leather rebacks, and knife sharpening. In the weeks following the workshop we shared highlights from the workshop on our Instagram…

Highlights from the workshop
Sewing extensions and joint tacketing

And we couldn’t not highlight the master at work (sharpening and paring leather likes its butter) and the amazing tools Jeff makes:

Leather rebacks, including board slitting, inserting a cloth hinge, lifting the original leather, dyeing the new leather, and paring and attaching the reback.

Finally, conservation ASMR…Jeff Peachey style! Make sure the sound is on for this one…

We had the best time with Jeff. He is such a knowledgable and approachable instructor, and we learned so much from him. Thanks for coming to the Preservation Lab, Jeff!

Fun fact, did you know that Jeff was inspired by a press we have in the Lab to collaborate with Timothy Moore to create a “perfect all purpose” press that you can buy for your lab or studio?!

Jessica Ebert [UCL] – Social Media Coordinator and Sr. Conservation & Photographic Documentation Specialist

Recap of The Haunting of the Preservation Lab

In case you missed it, here is a highlight of our Halloween-inspired Instagram series this year…

“The Board Shear”:

“The Chemist”:

“The Saw”:

“The Haunting of the Preservation Lab – Part 1”:

“The Haunting of the Preservation Lab – Part 2”:

“Behind the Scenes – the Making of the Haunting of the Preservation Lab”


We hope everyone enjoyed our spooky Insta reel series…until next year!

Jessica Ebert [UCL] – Social Media Coordinator and Sr. Conservation & Photographic Documentation Specialist

Catarina Figueirinhas (UCL) – Assistant Conservator