Artworks

Linda Straw

Polyester, plain weaves; pieced, appliquéd with polyester plain weave; machine embroidered with rayon and cotton; quilted with cotton thread · 1984

Renie Breskin Adams

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in needleweaving; edged with cotton, crochet stitches and knotting covering frame · 1983

Dorothy Ruddick

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with cotton in darning, running and split stitches; couching; gesso, ink, and graphite · 1982

Fon

Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with cotton and rayon, plain weaves; embroidered with cotton in chain, detached chain, flat, and stem stitches; couching; borders of wool felt and cotton, plain weaves; backed with wool, plain weave · 1980

Grace C. Wagner

Silk, cotton, linen, wool, polyester, rayon, nylon, cellulose acetate, metal foil laminated in polyester film, and metallized polyester film wrapped rayon, plain, twill, satin, gauze and float weaves, some damask weave, some with complementary warps and/or wefts, some with secondary binding warps, some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some double cloth, with some supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, some self-patterned by weave variations or warp or weft floats, some screen printed; oblique interlacing and cords of oblique wrapping; machine knitting; machine embroidering stitches; machine lace; pieced and appliquéd; embroidered with cotton, silk, and polyester in buttonhole, detached chain, fly, herringbone, stem and tent stitches; applied plastic stars and mother-of-pearl flowers; edged and backed with polyester, machine knitting; screen printed · 1980

Zofia Butrymowicz

Wool and linen, single dovetailed tapestry weave; embroidered with stem stitches · 1978

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in stem, satin, long and short, padded satin and variations on buttonhole stitches; French knots; laid work and couching; glass beads · 1977

Ulla-May Berggren

Polyester and cotton, plain weave; embroidered in wool in satin stitch with French knots; lined with cotton · 1977

Nancy Hemenway Barton

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with wool in closed feather, crossed back, double running, running, satin, padded satin, and stem stitches; couching; edged with wool, mixed twill weave · 1976

Lissy Funk

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with linen, silk, and cotton in padded satin, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching · 1975

Ray Johnson

Assemblage of printed paper, embroidered patch, paperboard, ink, gouache, pencil, and watercolor on painted paperboard · 1974

Gloria DiTomaso

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered in tent stitch · 1972

Virginia Churchill Bath

Linen and rayon, plain weave; pieced and appliquéd with linen, plain and twill weaves; embroidered with wool, linen, and cotton in buttonhole, feather, herringbone, satin, stem and a variety of lace stitches; darned and woven wheels, buttonhole and double buttonhole bars; braid; laid work, couching, and French knots; worked over and embellished by wooden rings and beads, metal rings, washer, and wires, mirrors, cork balls, stones, glass beads, and wooden and plastic strips; backed by cotton and polyester, plain weave; appliquéd with felt · 1970

Larsen Design Studio

Vinyl, embroidered with cotton · 1970

Lenore Tawney

Perforated paper; embroidered with linen in running stitches; cut to form surface pile; regularly placed holes with fringe · 1970

Sheila Hicks

Embroidered silk on polished cotton · 1969

Sheila Hicks

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in surface satin stitches over circular metal plate · 1967

Sheila Hicks

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in surface satin stitches over cardboard disk · 1967

Joe Brainard

Cut-and-pasted paper, embroidered printed paper, net, glitter, and synthetic polymer paint on board · 1966

Betty Hahn

Embroidered gum print · 1965

Betty Hahn

Embroidered gum print · 1965

Martta Taipale

Cotton, rayon, wool, linen, nylon, metal foil, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose film, plain weave with discontinuous wefts and supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered in double running, running, and stem stitches · 1961

Larsen Design Studio

Vinyl, embroidered with cotton · 1960

Mariska Karasz

Linen, plain weave; applied painted paper, leather, and fur; appliquéd with jute, wool and linen, plain weaves; embroidered with wool, linen, silk, wild silk, cotton, jute, hemp, sisal, and cellulose film, in crossed back, eyelet, herringbone, laced herringbone, laced long-armed cross, long-armed cross, ladder and stem stitches; couching · 1959