Artworks

James Bassler

Cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 2012

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

Michael Olszewski

Two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked · 2004

Jack Lenor Larsen

Cotton and ramie, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning warps forming cut fringe and self-patterned by areas of plain weave and by reversing of faces · 1975

Dorothy Liebes

Viscose-rayon, cotton, cellulose file, synthetic cellulose fiber, wool and, ramie, plain weave · 1955

Emily Belding

Ramie · 1954

Emily Belding

Ramie · 1954

Emily Belding

Ramie · 1954

Paminggir

Cotton, silk, and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, main warp fringe · 1890

Han-Chinese

Silk and cotton, plain weaves and silk, plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in chain, eyelet, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; collar and edge trim: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 and 6:1 satin weaves; lined with ramie, plain weave · 1850

Abung

Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave · 1801

Paminggir

Cotton, silk, and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie), plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts, main warp fringe · 1801

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, peacock-feather-wrapped silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; appliquéd with forms of silk, plain weaves between two layers of paper, some with gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and embroidered with silk in chain and knot stitches, needle looping with laid thread and darned bars, and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; metal button · 1700