I think I will have to do more shadowbox framing than I'd intended, since a lot of these textile pieces, while nice to see without glass, will never stand up to being exhibited, with the risk of people wanting to handle them.
I just had to stop a visitor after she'd grabbed one of the weavings on the wall to admire it! explained that you never touch an artwork. But I was astonished that I had to explain this, so that was a good piece of learning for me. I did offer her raw materials she could enjoy handling, though, such as a length of spanish merino roving, which she loved.
The difficulty is that a lot of people can't distinguish between textiles meant for handling and wearing from textiles intended as artworks, too fragile for handling. So I have to take precautions.
