Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sampler
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85.5.332
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Sampler - blue, yellow and tan, modified Honeysuckle weave. Mounted on card with 85.5.333. Pattern tag on sample....View Full Record
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Awl
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86.4.131a-c
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Prickers (three) - Wooden, tapered on one end, while the other end has a metal point covered with a piece of cork; probably for pricking and pouncing patterns....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.335
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Sampler - blue, green, yellow, and natural twill with inlay experiments.
Warp: cotton, 10/2, natural
Weft: Variety of yarns...View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.336
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Sampler - natural and dark aqua; example of warp and weft inlay.
Warp: 20/2 cotton, natural
Weft: variety of yarns and colors...View Full Record
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Sample
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85.5.338
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Sample showing plain weave, lacey weave and yarn insertion. Warp is beige cotton, weft is equal weight rose cotton. Yarn insertion is thick yellow cotton. Two selvedges. Top and bottom edges cut and machine stitched to fix....View Full Record
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Sampler
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85.5.340
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Sampler - Natural with blue, red and yellow stripes and a blue "A" above a small red pine tree. Woven using a variety of finger manipulations. Weaves include Brooks Bouquet, Danish Medallion, Inlay.
Warp: 20/2 cotton, natural
Weft: variety of colors and sizes....View Full Record
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Belt
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86.4.112
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Belt - purple/maroon and chartreuse/ochre geometric figured weft stripe; long braided fringe at both warp ends; woven in heavy wool doubles. Warp is handspun wool chartreuse, maroon. Weft is handspun wool, chartreuse. Plain weavewith supplementary warp. Card weaving....View Full Record
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lace
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86.2.90
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Lace insertion. White linen bobbin lace with diamond mesh brides. Spot medallions; stylized floral pattern and persian pear motif lower border....View Full Record
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Scarf
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85.5.452
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Black square scarf of wool or wool-like yarn. Plain weave and basket weave produce grid and check pattern overall. Fringe on all four sides....View Full Record
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Case, Tissue
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85.5.516
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Small grey tissue cave woven in twill. Grey pearl cotton interspersed with metallic yarns in green and "gold." Probably lurex or similar metal/polyester mix. Machine sewn at seams. Note on artifact tag reads: "Handwoven by Burnham." This might be textile historian Dorothy Burnham?...View Full Record
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