Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sample
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85.5.47
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Small sample, triangular overall, attached to a card shared with another sample. This sample is predominantly green with windowpane patter outlined in greyish blue.
Other colors in yarns are russet, salmon, turquoise, buff, and silver metallic threads plyed into various yarns. Four cut and raw edges....View Full Record
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Apron
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85.5.471A
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Tea Apron - moss green and white with thin stripes in dark orange and royal blue. Tagged, "The Yarmouth County Weaver's Guild. Handwoven at 678 Main St., Yarmouth, Nova Scotia by Patricia Cann. Apron of all cotton. Will launder well."
Weave: Rosepath, Twill Variation
Warp: 30/3 cotton, white
EPI: 32
Weft: 30/3 cotton, tabby, blue, moss green. Pattern weft: cotton floss, blue, dark orange...View Full Record
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Blouse
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86.2.84
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Blouse. cream silk gauze pullover with gold braid gimp trim at neck and sleeve edge. Hem is hand stitched and rolled. (10")...View Full Record
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Sample
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85.5.48
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Small rectangular yellow, off-white and beige woven sample in plain weave tacked onto a card. Fine Yarns. Yellow plain weave section with border of beige plain weave band, space, and another beige plain weave band. Two selvedges and two raw cut ends....View Full Record
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Scarf
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85.5.49
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Scarf; red, natural, green and yellow striped plain weave. Very thin....View Full Record
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Placemat
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85.5.511
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Multicolored striped placemat. Two selvedges, two knotted fringed ends. Colors in warp to create stripes are blue, turquoise, green, brown, yellow, brown and orange.
Space denting creates lacy effect in stripes running in warp direction...View Full Record
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Sample
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85.5.556
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Fabric sample - multicolor (green, yellow, red, pink, white, navy, black, blue orange) wool; houndstooth check; twill weave. "Material in M. Kinoshita's coat"....View Full Record
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Case, Tissue
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85.5.515
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Off white tissue case machine woven in a brocade with pink, blue, green and "gold" blosssoms, leaves and stems. "Gold" piping finishes opening edge.
Handwritten note inside indicates that this tissue case was a model for class instruction....View Full Record
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Vest
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86.2.83
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Man's vest or waistcoat in deep red silk velvet on front panels trimmed with striped ribbon of metallic threads. Stand up collar.
Vest back and lining are made of off-white cotton twill. Self belt and metal buckle at back....View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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85.5.522
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Yellow cotton table runner in weft-faced plain weave. Warp yarns are white, weft yarns are bright yellow. Two selvedges and two hand sewn hemmed ends....View Full Record
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