Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Hanging
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86.4.30
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Wall hanging - white open weave with stylized bird figures in pink, blue, orange, black, green and yellow cotton. Dowel on top for hanging. Weave "HV" Inlay. Warp is linen. Weft - tabby - linen. Filling - inlay - mixed fibers....View Full Record
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Sample, woven
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86.4.137
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Sample - grey, yellow and natural wool stripes in plain and figured twill weaves on natural wool warp; fringed on all four sides....View Full Record
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Bag
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86.4.32
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Bag - Embroidery weave on black cotton in red, purple, yellow, blue and green; seed or shell trim above a fringe on lower edge. Weave is plain weave with hand inlay. Band weaving. Warp is cotton, black. Weft is black cotton, red wool, embroidery floss and wool designs....View Full Record
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Sampler
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86.4.139
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Sampler - natural linen plain weave with blue bands of twill and embroidery weaves; tapestry-woven abstract image at one end in green, pink, brown, rust and shades of blue; unfinished at both warp ends (taken from loom). Difficult to determine from which side it was woven. Threading pattern unknown. Warp is linen, natural. Weft: linen, blue-grey stocking pieces in a number of colors. hand pick-up, overshot experiment....View Full Record
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mat
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86.4.14
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Mat - natural linen with striped central motif in halvgobelang embroidery weave in shades of tan, yellow nad green; self fringe and both warp ends. Weave is plain weave with halvgobelang/inlay. EPI: 10.
Warp is natural linen. Weft 1 is natural linen. Weft 2 (pattern) is wool and linen blends....View Full Record
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Mat, table
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86.4.70
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Mat - natural cotton and natural linen overshot pattern includes checkerboard; fringed on all four sides....View Full Record
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sample, woven
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86.4.18
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Fabric sample - tan and natural wool with green, figured pattern. Weave is plain weave with supplementary warp, alternating weft; pickup. Appears to be cut lengthwise from a larger piece and warp is ravelled out between supplementary warp bands for weft fringe. Substantiated by the appearance at one end of the plain weave catching all of the supplementary warp....View Full Record
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sampler
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86.4.138
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Sampler - grey and natural color. Double plain weave in overall figure pattern of grey and natural wool warp on natural and light grey cotton weft. From Holland. Commercial.
Double Weave.
Warp is wool, steel grey and oatmeal.
Weft is cotton, natural and light grey/green....View Full Record
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Placemat
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86.4.178
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Placemat - natural colored with weft stripe in dark natural, pink and grey. Linen warp and weft. Weave structure based on plain weave with decorative stripes. Hemmed on four sides....View Full Record
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Placemat
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86.4.136
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Placemat - natural linen plain weave with novelty border at both warp ends. Appears to be threaded as Huck, alternating 3 thread unit with the 5 thread unit. The inlay is inserted into the alternating pattern sheds.
Weave: Plain with inlay.
Warp: Linen singles, natural.
Weft pattern: Linen, boucle....View Full Record
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