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A work made of cotton and wool, composite point twill weave (star work, multiple shaft); two loom widths joined; with attached plain weave strip with weft fringe.

Coverlet, 1820-40

A work made of cotton and wool (camelid), slit tapestry weave with outlining wefts.

Fragment, Possibly 500-600

Nasca

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-painted, resist dyed (tsutsugaki); four loom widths joined.

Futon Cover (Futonji), Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century

A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wefts in composite point twill weave (star work, multiple shaft); two loom widths joined; edged with extended supplementary weft fringe.

Coverlet, 1820-40

A work made of wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "turkish (ghiordes) knots".

Khamseh Carpet, c. 1890

Khamseh

A work made of cotton, linen and rayon; plain weave with paired warps; screenprinted.

Eclat (Furnishing Fabric), 1974 (produced 1976)

Anni Albers

A work made of wood, polychrome ceramic, and wool.

Wooden Spindle with Ceramic Whorls, 1000-1476

A work made of wood, polychrome ceramic, and wool.

Wooden Spindle with Ceramic Whorls, 1000-1476

A work made of wood, polychrome ceramic, and cotton.

Wooden Spindle with Ceramic Whorls, 1000-1476

A work made of wool (camelid), plain weave with complementary patterning warp double cloth; five sections joined; cross-knit looping over folded unworked warps; integrated oblique interlacing border; attached tubular plain weave with supplementary warp-float patterning strap.

Tassel, 500-900

Nasca

A work made of wool (camelid), oblique interlinked and interlaced warp (sprang); crossknit looping over folded unworked warps; sides joined with wool (camelid) in overcast stitch.

Tassel, 500-900

Nasca

A work made of bast fiber, two-strand weft-twining; with cornhusk supplementary weft-twining (false-embroidery); drawstring (possibly suede).

ˀımáˀsp̉alx̣ (Flat Storage Bag), c. 1860/80

Nez Perce (Nimíipuu)

A work made of cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts.

A Weaving, 2012

James Bassler

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

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