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A work made of jute, plain weave with wool and cotton yarn, knitted and woven strips forming "hooked" pile; edged with cotton and wool, twill weave.

Rug, 19th century

A work made of cotton, warp ikat, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and wool in chain and surface satin stitches.

Trousers (Pantalones), 1900/50

Maya

A work made of linen, plain weave; pulled thread work embroidered with cotton in back, buttonhole, double and overcast stitches; embroidered with cotton in back, eyelet, padded overcast and padded satin stitches; french knots; edged with cotton, bobbin straight lace.

Handkerchief, 1840s

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and creped silk yarns, gilt-metal purl and wire, gilt-metal-wire-wrapped silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in buttonhole filling, raised and couched buttonhole, plaited braid, square chain, and tent stitches; knots, knotted pile, and couching; glass beads.

Picture Depicting Adam and Eve (Needlework), 17th century

A work made of leather.

Shoe, 16th century

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered in silk threads in satin, straight and stem stitches; knotted silk fringe.

Shawl, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)/ Republic Period (1912–1949), early 20th century

A work made of silk, twill weave.

Shawl, 1860s

Clabburn, Sons and Crisp

A work made of silk and gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores, countered warp twining with extended weft loop fringe.

"Renaissance" Fringe, 16th century

A work made of cotton and linen, weft-float faced twill weave; embroidered with wool in back, buttonhole, coral, romanian, satin and stem stitches; french knots and couching; binding: wool, plain weave.

Panel, 1675/1700

A work made of wool, cotton, linen, rayon, jute and nylon, weft-faced plain weave with weft bands of pile woven from woven fringe and chenille yarn ground wefts and by supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "ghiordes knots;" knotted warp fringe.

Rug Sample, 1950s

Marianne Strengell

A work.

Wreath, 19th century

A work made of linen, plain weave; self-patterned by main warps and ground weft floats; open work.

Panel, 19th century

A work made of silk, warp float-faced satin weave; with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts tied by main warp in twill weave; under side: silk, satin damask weave; blue lining: silk, satin damask weave; red lining: silk, warp-faced weft rib plain weave with ground weft fringe; braid and drawstring of silk.

Double Bag, 1701/25

A work made of wool, plain weave, double cloth; edged with leather binding; ground weft corner tassles.

Machinery II, 1963

Ulla-May Berggren

A work made of linen, macramé.

Border, 1575/1625

A work.

Cover/ Pillow?, 1725/75

A work made of silk, bobbin straight lace.

Pair of Lappets (Joined), 1850s/60s

A work made of cotton, plain weave with supplementary wadding.

Badagara, 1965/66

Sheila Hicks

A work made of cotton, plain weave; cut work with needle lace inserts; pulled thread work in double hem and overcast stitches.

Insertion, 1900

Aemilia Ars Workshop

A work.

Band, 100 B.C./A.D. 200

Nasca

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