Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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Sample
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87.6.56a, b
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Rectangular sample of Point twill weave. Blue heather wool warp with blue wool boucle weft. Notes on card read: "Point twill structure woven straight twill."...View Full Record
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Sample
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85.5.297A-J
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Ten fabric samples, (suiting fabrics). Heathers, purple, blues, rose, taupes, greens, brown, and gold. Tweed stripe with different threadings. Commercial, heathers....View Full Record
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sampler
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85.5.382
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Woven sample. Beige, spring green, deep green, with small soft orange section. Figured twill stripe, featuring several different setts. Point twill weave.
Weave analysis and epi info attached. Study of setts.
warp: 8/2 cotton, unmercerized tan.
weft: variety of yarn, in color and size.
Yarns left loose for analysis....View Full Record
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Runner, Table
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93.5.131
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White twill weave cotton runner with border stripes. Fine white cotton warp. Weft is mainly white with border stripes in white, blue, lavender, yellow, orange, light blue. Colors are in heavy cotton yarn. White weft is ribbon yarn....View Full Record
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Scarf
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93.5.198
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Grey synthetic warp and weft with inlaid purple maribou feathers emerging in clusters at either end and woven into the structure randomly. Plain weave, handstitched hems and 2 selvedges. Label states: Berta Frey: Handweaving, 210 E. 22nd St., NYC, NY 10 $15.00...View Full Record
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Sleeve
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86.2.68A-B
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Two lace sleeves, Battenberg, natural cotton with gauze lining and trim; leaf motifs in flower with picoted brides.
(b) has remains of black machine-made lace sewn to shoulder seam....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.127
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Very small table mat in beige cotton. Bronson lace detailing creates design of rectangles and frame shape within natural-colored cotton plain weave....View Full Record
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blanket
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85.4.316
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Blanket, red, blue, black and tan wool twill plaid with fringe.
Twill weave with a mixed warp, striped mixed fibers. Same is true for the weft....View Full Record
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Tablecloth
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93.5.13
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Tablecloth - Pink and white, Jacquard woven. Cotton warp and weft. Border on two sides has ivy and diamond starburst pattern, center has check and diamond pattern. Two selvedges, two hemmed sides....View Full Record
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Mat, Table
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93.5.136
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Small white table mat (or handkerchief?). Plain weave. Four square lace grids at corners corners appear out of plain weave, so may be loom-manipulated. Two selvedges and two handfinished hems. Natural linen warp and weft....View Full Record
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