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Poncho
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93.1.126
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Poncho in off white natural wool and grey and black. Overall diamond shape with rounded "point" at center bottom. Brocade weave in bands of grey on "white" background. Tassel at peak of back neck opening in dark grey yarn - a continuation of the yard used to create a crocheted finished edge around the neck opening. One side seam and dart at shoulder. Grey binding tape stitched to narrow hem.
Old catalog card says the maker is Klara Cherepov...View Full Record
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Skirt
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93.1.128
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Full knee-length skirt in vertical green stripes. Yarns are varied including green boucle, deep "gold" chenille, "silver" metallic and green metallic. Greens range from light to dark. Warp is fine black thread.
Deep pleats from waistband, deep hem, bright green synthetic lining, side metal zipper closure with black metal hook at waistband.
Maker's label says: "Cherepov ltd. / handwoven fabrics / Greenwich - Connecticut"...View Full Record
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Skirt
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93.1.129
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Full-length blue hostess skirt. Color gradations from light to dark blue. Three large bands of leno weave near hem. Yarns are varied including coarse woolens to fine black thread, and a lot of boucle. Colors include light, medium and dark bllues, off-white and black.
One wide box pleat at center front. Deep hem finished with hem tape, light blue synthetic lining, side zipper closure with black metal hook at waistband....View Full Record
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Skirt
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93.1.130
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Straight skirt predominantly black and fuschia. Color gradation shows fuschia at strongest in middle and gradates to black at hem and waistband. Secondary colors are red, mauve, and burgundy.
High slit in back. Back zipper closure. Many darts to waistband which has a black metal hook closure. Leno weave bands in lower part of skirt. Black rayon lining.
Old catalog card notes maker as Klara Cherepov....View Full Record
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Hanging
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93.1.133
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Small wall hanging in color gradation of dark blue at bottom to light blue at top mixed with russet and yellow. Yarns are varied including boucle, cord, fine threads and one weft yarn is a blue synthetic plyed with "gold" metallic.
Two selvedges and two hems. Typewritten label says: "Warp 70 Twill Variation/ Cherepov summer class"...View Full Record
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Yardage
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93.1.136
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Large section of multicolored yardage in yarns of varying plys and thicknesses. Weave structure may be double weave with lower warp of black threads and upper warp of colorful yarns, all in twill variations. Predominant colors are rose, rust, blue and green.
Two selvedges, one fringe end and one reinforced cut end. Colorful yarns all appear to be handspun wool. Many are single ply and some are two ply, boucle or black-thread-wrapped.
Original card notes maker as Klara Cherepov. It also notes this as a complex weave. Handwritten note, possibly from Klara Cherepov says: "Keep - use for advanced students / ... / KC drafting / British book"...View Full Record
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Rug
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93.1.146
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Rya rug done in deep royal blue, mauves and beige. Undulating lines of color echo an 12-harness undulating twill weave. Rya knots are made of colored wool yarn. Warp is natural brown coarse linen. Weft is woven with a hemp/animal hair yarn. Knotted yarn is wool. Woven by Klara Cherepov....View Full Record
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Sample
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92.2.73
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Sample of Theo Moorman technique with strong yellow background. Design weft is purples, pinks and oranges with some black in varying textured yarns. Two parts to the piece; one is filled densely with with strong yellow for background, other shows more of the basic ground weave leaving a "gauzy" appearance.
Paper tag has ink inscription, possibly Lucille Landis' hand: "Warp 262, 24 epi / 12 dent reed / 2 per dent / Threading 1,2,3,4 / ...l"...View Full Record
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Sample
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92.2.72
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Small sampler of Theo Moorman technique. Background of light brown with decorative lozenge motifs in brown, blues, and russet. Woven by Lucille Landis.
Two selvedges and two ends secured by hand stitching. Warp is cotton threads in ablack and white, weft is buff cotton thead with emaining colors in wool and orange synthetic boucle yarn. Warp is 50/3 neutral, 50/3 black. epi: 40...View Full Record
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Sample
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92.2.71
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Rectangle of double weave with horizontal rows of leno twists in deep rose, pinks and two shades of green. Green threads are silk. Deep rose in linen boucle; pinks in cotton two-ply S twist and 6-strand floss.
Two selvedges and two fringed ends....View Full Record
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