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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and wool in tent and cross stitch.

Hanging (Depicting the Story of Esther and King Ahasuerus) (Needlework), 1575/1600

A work made of silk, plain weave; stamped with gold and silver leaf over adhesive (inkin); emroidered with silk in satin and couching stitches; lined with silk, plain weave.

Nuihaku (Noh Costume), late 17th/ early 18th century

A work made of bast fiber, 2 strand weft-twining; with wool and cornhusk, supplementary weft-twining (false-embroidery).

ˀımáˀsp̉alx̣ (Flat Storage Bag), c. 1850/70

Nez Perce (Nimíipuu)

A work made of sample book of swatches: cotton, plain weave, block printed.

Sample book of swatches, 19th c.

Unknown

A work made of plastic box containing metal needles of various sizes; ball-head pins; sewing needle; ball head knitting needles; wire thread guides; cotton floss wrapped wooden dowels; knitting needle with glass beads, jute balls wrapped in cotton in simple loop stitch; knitting needle with jute ball wrapped in cotton in simple loop stitches and wrapped with cotton floss; bast fiber coils ("slinky") sample fragments; bast fiber coil ("slinky") sample fragment wrapped in wool; cluster of cotton coils.

Work box, 1960s-70s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of jute, hemp, and wool; plain crochet.

Untitled, 1960s-70s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of wool, slit tapestry weave.

Kilim with Six Double-Niches, early 19th century

A work made of bound notebook of technical notes and weave samples: fabrics for clothing and mixed goods, ribbed and twill cottons, and jacquard; 176 pages.

Student Notebook Containing Notes, Diagrams and Swatches, c. 1898–1900

Alfred Fehr

A work made of wool and jute; knotting (double buttonhole knots) with extended double knot fringe; silver medallions.

Necklace, 1960s-70s

Claire Zeisler

A work made of cotton and silk, warp-faced plain weave, with supplementary brocading wefts, stripes of twill and plain interlacings; embroidered with silk; three loom widths joined.

Kira (Wrapped Woman's Dress) with Geometric Patterning, c. 1900

A work made of wool; pressed and needle punched felt, laser cut; appliquéd with cotton and nylon mono-filament.

Gusanos (Worms), 2013

Francisco Toledo

A work made of felt, suture thread, epoxy resin, pigment, varnish.

Throat, 1995

Joan E. Livingstone

A work made of cotton and rayon, weaving on digital hand loom.

Facing Touch, 2011

Lia Cook

A work made of linen, warp ikat dyed; plain weave.

Black & White II, 1980

Han-Lien Wu

A work made of felt, suture thread, epoxy resin, pigment, varnish.

Spew, 1995

Joan E. Livingstone

A work made of wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary warp patterning; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; applied tubular crossed-warp weave border.

Woman's Shawl, 1950/1997

Aymara

A work made of wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning warp; two panels joined in reinforced zig-zag stitch.

Woman's Shawl, 1950's/1997

A work made of felt, suture thread, epoxy resin, pigment, varnish.

Collar, 1995

Joan E. Livingstone

A work made of cotton and rayon plain weaves linoleum-block printed with printing ink or paint; wooden rings.

Portiere, c. 1938

Jessie McCoig

A work made of wool (probably camelid), dyed and naturally colored; warp faced plain and twill weaves; complementary warp patterning.

Carrying Cloth, 1950/1997

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