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A work made of wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings over warp-float faced twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, c. 1835

A work made of silk, machine-made net; embroidered with gilt-silver or copper-metal-strip-wrapped cotton and cotton in laid work and couching.

Dress Flounce (Unused Panel), 1901/50

A work made of linen, plain weave derived float weave.

Panel (Design 502), 1955

Frank Lloyd Wright

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool yarns and silk floss in cross and tent stitches; edged with cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; lined with cotton, weft-float faced 4:1 satin weave.

Chasuble, 1800/50

A work made of linen, plain weave; pleated; embroidered in double hem and threaded herringbone stitches; inserts of bobbin straight lace; edged with needle lace.

Collar, probably 1750/1800

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered in eyelet stitch; edged with plain simple satin.

Scarf or Shawl, 19th century

A work.

Bag, A.D. 1476/1532

Inca

A work made of silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, supplementary brocading wefts, and self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats.

Panel, c. 1752/55

A work made of woll, stripes of plain weave and two color complementary warp weave; braides fringe.

Belt (Wak'a), 1900/50

Aymara

A work.

Fragment (From a mantle), A.D. 1000/1532

Tiwanaku

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

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