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Necklace
Herman B. Charley
Silver and turquoise, with nylon · 1984
Art Institute of Chicago

Glimpses of Ireland
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
Art Institute of Chicago

General Idea (Ghent Scarf)
General Idea
Screenprint on nylon and two offset lithographs · 1984
Museum of Modern Art

Untitled Hanging
Dorothy Hughes
Linen, wool and nylon, strips of plain weave and strips of slit tapestry weave · 1981
Art Institute of Chicago

Jazz (Furnishing Fabric)
Ben Rose
Wool, nylon and acrylic, plain weave · 1980
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

"Strips" Quilt
Gearldine Westbrook
Pieced cotton, wool, polyester, silk, nylon, rayon, acrylic, and cellulose acetate, plain weaves, plain weave derived float weaves, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided pile, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; twill weaves, twill weave with self-patterning ground weft floats; machine single and double knits and machine knot with supplementary cut pile; some printed; pieced; edged with cotton, plain weave, printed; backed with polyester, plain weave; printed · 1980
Art Institute of Chicago

"Celebrity Ties" Quilt
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
Art Institute of Chicago

Motorcycle Helmet (model 52)
Butch Walker
Fiberglass, plastic, and nylon · 1980
Museum of Modern Art

Flourescent Flashlight (model 10015)
Bronislaw Zapolski
ABS polymer casing, clear styrene plastic bulb enclosure, and braided nylon wrist strap · 1980
Museum of Modern Art

The Titann Wheelchair
Michael Miller
Titanium, urethane, nylon, and upholstery · 1979
Museum of Modern Art

Embryology
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Burlap, cotton gauze, hemp rope, nylon and sisal · 1978
Tate

Rainbow Flag
Gilbert Baker
Nylon · 1978
Museum of Modern Art

The Nets are Empty
Else Regensteiner
Wool; knotting of double-flat knots terminating in long cut fringe over wool, cotton, silk, mohair, nylon, rayon, and polyester bouclé, plain weave; some bast fiber (jute) and cellophane strip ground weft loop pile (bouclé) and supplementary elements of wood and plant materials; both layers worked over wood branch · 1976
Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
Senga Nengudi
Nylon, pantyhose, sand, and cardboard roll · 1976
Museum of Modern Art

Hanging (Prototype)
Robert D. Sailors
Cotton, rayon, wool, nylon, and silk; wool, rayon, cotton, and acetate bouclé; and rayon and cotton chenille; plain weave open work · 1974
Art Institute of Chicago

Track (Dress Fabric)
Hans Krondahl
Nylon, double knit; screen printed · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Taboo (Dress Fabric)
Hans Krondahl
Nylon, double knit; screen printed · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Pacific (Dress Fabric)
Hans Krondahl
Nylon, plain weave; screen printed · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Galla Placidia
Rosemary Mayer
Satin, rayon, nylon, cheesecloth, nylon netting, ribbon, dyes, wood, and acrylic paint · 1973
Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Disks)
Mira Schendel
Transfer lettering and graphite on paper between acrylic sheets, 4 pins and nylon fishing wire · 1972
Tate

Gallop (Dress Fabric)
Hans Krondahl
Nylon, knit; screen printed · 1972
Art Institute of Chicago

Yin-Yang/Mao Tapestry
Helena Hernmarck
Cotton, wool, nylon, linen, plastic, and sequins · 1971
Museum of Modern Art

Linear Construction No. 2
Naum Gabo
Plastic and nylon threads · 1970
Tate