3.25 x 3". cotton dobby strip woven with supplementary warp. fine cotton, a bit brittle, glue stain .
from an old sample book. date and origin not known.
woven tightly enough with many tie downs, functionally reversible although photo 2 would be considered the back.
a small piece of glazed cotton, a chintz. has a bit of glue on the back so it is probably from an old swatch book.
a very fine sateen weave .
hand pieced patchwork fragment, 14" x 18", all vintage cottons, a fragment from a top made by my grandmother circa 1925. aged, stained and yellowed with many pieces worn or missing. removed from rotting backing, ties still in place.
back
small strip of ikat kimono silk including selvedge. 2"x24". good condition. gift from mary stanley at art spirit. amazing precision placement into yarndyed grid. random red dyed threads. reversible.
dot collection.
4.75" x 3", front and back, cotton jacquard stripe. dot motif, space dyed supplementary yarn in ribbon style stripe, chambray ground, good condition, some glue on back. from swatch book, france.
7" x 6"
cotton sateen
paisly floral on "tea stain" ground, lightweight sateen
a bit fragile, tears easily
some paint spots on surface
thrifted, from old curtain
3.5" x 3.5", silk, strip jaquard in zigzag motif, yarn dyed, very fragile, from old swatch book.
3" x 3.25", silk, densly woven jaquard, printed over yarndye to simulate ikat, floral weave motif, very fragile, from old swatch book, torn edge, with paper on back.
iridescent effect
4" x 4", silk, jaquard on faille base, space dyed satin stripe, brittle with some glue staining, from old swatch book