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I've Been Near You, but You've Never Noticed Me
Christy Matson
Cotton and wool; twill weaves with supplementary brocading wefts in twill and satin weave variations · 2016
Art Institute of Chicago

Winter/Lake Biwa
Michael Rohde
Linen and wool; weft resist dyed (ikat), plain weave with complementary wefts and supplementary brocading wefts · 2001
Art Institute of Chicago

Grey Stones
Laura Foster Nicholson
Wool, cotton, cotton (mercerized), nylon, and acrylic, twill weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1999
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Lamba Mpanjaka)
Antoine Rakotoarinala
Silk, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; five panels joined; finished at both ends with knotted and braided warp fringe · 1997
Art Institute of Chicago

Winter Pond (Study)
Helena Hernmarck
Wool, linen, and cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1996
Art Institute of Chicago

Winter Mist (Chicago Skyline Study)
Helena Hernmarck
Wool, linen, cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1996
Art Institute of Chicago

Circle in Yellow
Margaret Handwerker
Linen and wool, dovetailed tapestry weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1994
Art Institute of Chicago

Circle in Blue
Margaret Handwerker
Linen and wool, dovetailed tapestry weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1994
Art Institute of Chicago

Planet Series #10
Lois Bryant
Linen, cotton, and metallic-foil-encased-in-polyester-film-wrapped rayon, complementary weft plain weave with twill interlackings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts · 1988
Art Institute of Chicago

Accord (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
Wool and nylon, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1986
Art Institute of Chicago

Can Can (Furnishing Fabric)
Gretchen Bellinger
Cotton, stripes of plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and plain gauze interlacing · 1986
Art Institute of Chicago

Homage to Louis Sullivan
Helena Hernmarck
Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1986
Art Institute of Chicago

1909 Plan of Chicago
Helena Hernmarck
Linen and wool, plain weave of discontinuous wefts with supplementary brocading wefts · 1986
Art Institute of Chicago

Homage to Louis Sullivan (Study)
Helena Hernmarck
Wool, cotton, and linen, plain weave of discontinuous wefts with supplementary brocading wefts · 1986
Art Institute of Chicago

Weft Wandering Astray
Sheila Hicks
Linen and silk, bands of plain weave open work with discontinuous wefts and supplementary brocading weft, warp-float faced twill weave, and plain weave self-patterned with main warp floats; main warp fringe · 1985
Art Institute of Chicago

Seascreen (Weaving Sample Of)
Helena Hernmarck
Silk, linen, wool, and metallized cellulose film, double-faced complementary warp and weft plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1985
Art Institute of Chicago

Mouzieys Eco System
Jolanta Owidzka
Sisal, wool, cotton, copper, and nylon, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts · 1980
Art Institute of Chicago

Moon Rise
Jana Vander Lee
Silk, mohair, acetate, linen, polyester, plain weave with supplementary binding warps tying supplementary patterning and brocading wefts in plain interlacing · 1979
Art Institute of Chicago

Le manteau de Saint Jean Baptiste
Cecile Brocard
Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by main warp floats; main warp fringe · 1975
Art Institute of Chicago

Le Feu et La Cendre (Fire and Cinders)
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Linen and sisal, discontinuous weft plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, supplementary wrapping wefts and some ground wefts forming cut and uncut weft pile; self-patterned by ground weft floats; appliquéd with smaller rectangle of same weave, wrapped cord, yarn bundles forming cut pile and three-dimensional form of knotting · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Brahman
Jon Eric Riis
Cotton, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1970
Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Six Prayers: No. IV
Anni Albers
Linen, jute and rayon; end sections: plain weave with supplementary, paired patterning warps and supplementary binding wefts; center section: plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, alternating two-color main warp in pairs; edges bound in ribbon of cotton and rayon · 1965
Art Institute of Chicago

Mu 1
Helena Hernmarck
Wool, linen, and cotton, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1965
Art Institute of Chicago

The Churchmen
Dora Jung
Linen, satin weave with discontinuous interlocking ground wefts and supplementary brocading wefts · 1961
Art Institute of Chicago