Arts Center Library | Thousand Islands Arts Center
Collection Database
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87.6.16
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Overall beige sample with horizontal stripes of textured yarns and Ms and Os pattern. Warp threads are pearly white synthetic. Weft are same and silver colored metallic, very shiny off white, and off white chenille. One selvedge and three cut, raw edges....View Full Record
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87.6.111
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Small fabric sample of irregular shape. Sample has two shades of off white in bands across width. Twill weave. Warp threads alternate with thick wool yarn and fine shiny white synthetic yarn. Weft of bright, shiny white synthetic yarn. Two selvedges and irregular cuts leaving raw edges....View Full Record
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87.6.117
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Large fabric sample in white and light brown fine yarns. Overall cut shape suggests this was yardage cut to sew a large woman's top.
Warp threads are natural cotton three ply fine yarn. Weft is light brown wool. Selvedge on one side; other edges are raw cut....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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87.6.31
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Black and white fragment of twill Shadow Weave. Four raw cut edges.
Black threads are two ply Z twist and white threads are Z twist singles. Yarns appar to be handwoven....View Full Record
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86.4.170
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Fabric sample - blue heather and indigo wool. Remnant cut.
Weave: twill, variation?
Warp: wool, indigo, dark blue
Weft: wool, blue heather....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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87.6.165
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Rectangular fragment, predominantly blue and orange stripes. No selvedges but machine stitched on three sides. Twill variation in blue and white stripes as well as orange stripes.
Warp threads are very heavy cotton floss in green, white and orange. Blue threads pearl cotton S twist. Weft is same size as blue and Z twist, off white....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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87.6.150
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Off white rectangular piece in heavy cotton, M's and O's. One selvedge and three raw edges....View Full Record
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87.6.153
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Rectangular sample of natural color linen in warp and weft. Mostly twill weave. Two selvedges and two open ends....View Full Record
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87.6.163
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Blue and white fabric sample, rectangular.
Warp is white two ply S twist, possibly rayon. Weft is a blue rayon singles. Appears to be a multishaft version of a Huck lace creating a subtle diamond pattern. Two selvedges and machine stitching securing one cut edge, other raw edge unsecured....View Full Record
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Cloth Fragment
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87.6.36a,b
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Heavy beige fabric in undulating twill. Probably for upholstering or carpeting.
Warp threads are a rosy beige pearl cotton, two ply S twist. Weft threads are beige cotton rug yarn, four ply S twist....View Full Record
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