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
by neki rivera of a moveable feast. cotton, indigo dyed .
detail from scrap
collection 3. (2) blue jacquard dot has been clipped on the back. from old swatch book. glue stains.
from scrap collection 2.(a) . antique, unknown origin.
2.5" x 2.5". indigo print on cotton, good condition, from old swatch book.
large piece of ikat, with integrated contrast filling band woven border woven on the ends of the actual piece covering the surface completely. border pulls the piece in to a narrower width on the ends. hand woven. ikat show 3 different shades of indigo. 65" x 36". aquired during travel.
4" x 5", all cotton, good condition. indigo plain weave base with supplementary warp dot created with stitched effect. from old swatch book. front view.
woven dot with supplementary warp.
floats on back
good condition, cut from old garment