Artworks

Sophia Narrett

Cotton and linen plain weave segments embroidered with cotton floss; aluminum wire, painted and covered with cotton floss; collaged with some segments glued; fully embroidered with cotton embroidery floss in loose variations of satin, split, chain and whip stitches · 2020

Michael Olszewski

Silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked · 2008

Michael Olszewski

cotton and paper, interlooping (crochet and crochet variations); embroidered with silk and paper, cotton, mercerized cotton, ramie and nylon in variations on long and short stitches and some knotting; leather and ramie in laid work and couching; metal (aluminum?) wrapped with silk and paper secured to the surface with adhesive; blocked; lined with silk, plain weave · 2008

Judy Ross

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool in chain stitches; backed with cotton, plain weave · 2003

Barbara Palzewicz

Appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton and polyester plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads; printed, embroidered and edged cotton handkerchiefs · 2000

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, rayon, silk, wool, and metal-foil-wrapped cotton in padded satin stitches; laid work and couching · 1996

Dianne Shullenberger

Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with cotton, acetate, polyester, and silk, plain, complementary weft plain, twill, satin and satin damask weaves; printed; machine embroidered with cotton and polyester; edged with cotton, satin weave; printed · 1995

Judy Ross

Wool, 2:2 twill weave; tie dyed; embroidered with rayon in chain stitches; grouped warp fringe · 1995

B. J. Adams

Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with plain weave; painted; embroidered with cotton, polyester, and metallized-polyester-film-wrapped rayon in machine stitches · 1993

Kazimiera Frymark-Blaszczyk

Cotton and rayon, plain weave wrapped around a rigid structure; appliquéd with shells and embroidered with nylon in long stitches; edged with rayon cording; lined with a non-woven material · 1993

Scott Rothstein

(Probably) silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in single and surface satin stitches · 1990

Lucy Goffin

Pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton, silk and polyester plain, patterned, twill and satin weaves; cotton and polyester embroidery threads · 1990

Michael Olszewski

Silk, plain weave, pleated; appliquéd with layers of silk, plain weaves, some resist dyed, some printed, some dyed; embroidered with silk; blocked · 1989

Evelyn Svec Ward

Linen, plain weave; applied gold leaf, Mexican hand-made paper (amate) and zacate root; embroidered with bast fibers (ixtle) and cotton · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with linen and cotton in back and padded overcast stitches; a variety of laid work and couching; coiling · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, hemp, silk, and cotton in a variety of laid work and couching with overcast and buttonhole bars · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns in back, buttonhole, darning, overcast, padded overcast; Roumanian, running, satin, and stem stitches; a variety of laid work and couching · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, hemp, cotton, horsehair, and silver beads in detached buttonhole, detached trammed buttonhole, and bullion knot stitches; a variety of laidwork and couching, buttonhole and overcast bars; coiling in lazy squaw stitch; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered in overcast stitches; beaded · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and silk in laidwork and couching · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and cotton threads in buttonhole stitches; laidwork and couching · 1987

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, wool, silk, horsehair, hemp, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in open buttonhole filling and stem stitches; laid work and couching · 1986

Winn Smith

Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd and pieced with cotton, plain weave; stitched with cotton in hem, long-armed cross, and running stitches; quilted with cotton in running stitches; embroidered in feather and running stitches; polyester batting, some encased in cotton, plain weave · 1986

Georgi Jaquiss

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with cotton yarns; drawn thread work in him, interlaced hem, interlocking lace, ladder hem and serpentine hem stitches; pulled thread work in double stitch filling, hem, and overcast stitches; embroidered in satin stitches. Four cent ral rectangles each with a different stitch pattern; in off-white · 1985

Bryde Glynn

Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed plain and twill weave fabrics of wool, silk, cotton, linen, polyester, rayon, nylon and acrylic in single and multi-fiber blends; cotton and polyester embroidery threads · 1984