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A Weaving
James Bassler
Cotton, linen, silk, wild silk, nettle fiber (ramie), rayon, and wool, plain weave and slit tapestry weave with eccentric wefts · 2012
Art Institute of Chicago

Si Rothko M'etait Conté (If Rothko Himself Had Told Me a Story)
Mariette Rousseau-Vermette
Cotton and wool, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; fulled · 1997
Art Institute of Chicago

Ziemia
Maria Teresa Chojnacka
Two separate pieces: wool, plain weave with self-patterning ground wefts on a continuous warp around a wood frame · 1995
Art Institute of Chicago

Inch Square...More or Less (Upholstery Fabric)
Robert D. Sailors
Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, raffia, cellulose acetate, and wool, plain weave · 1992
Art Institute of Chicago

Red Doors
Robert D. Sailors
Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film and wool, plain weave; open work · 1990
Art Institute of Chicago

3-D Squares
Bobbi Shortlidge
Wool, plain weave; double cloth · 1989
Art Institute of Chicago

S. R. O. (Furnishing Fabric)
Ben Rose
Wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts · 1988
Art Institute of Chicago

Wigwam (Furnishing Fabric)
Gretchen Bellinger
Wool, plain weave · 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

Fledermaus (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
Wool, plain weave with stripes of plain weave double cloth · 1985
Art Institute of Chicago

Hanging
Thoko Zile
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile; wrapped with cotton · 1980
Art Institute of Chicago

Royal Pheasants
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
Art Institute of Chicago

En Losanges (Shawl)
Sonia Delaunay-Terk
Wool, plain weave; screen printed · 1977
Art Institute of Chicago

À Damiers (Shawl)
Sonia Delaunay-Terk
Wool, plain weave; self-fringed; screen printed · 1977
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

Sea Change
Sherri Smith
Wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts floats and bound in plain interlacings; gathered with linen · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Der Paukenspieler (The Drummer Boy)
Paul Klee
Cotton, jute and wool, plain weave with discontinuous supplementary pile warps forming cut solid pile · 1972
Art Institute of Chicago

Shannon (Furnishing Fabric)
Larsen Design Studio
Wool, plain weave; double cloth
Note: both sets of warp and weft striped to allow admixture of nine colors in twelve combinations · 1971
Art Institute of Chicago

La Braise (Heat)
Zofia Butrymowicz
Linen and wool, plain weave of discontinuous wefts with supplementary wrapping wefts · 1971
Art Institute of Chicago

Woodbine II (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen Inc.
Wool, plain weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave variation open work · 1970
Art Institute of Chicago

HMH Custom (Furnishing Fabric)
Angelo Testa
Wool, plain weave · 1969
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Upholstery Fabric)
Marianne Strengell
Wool, plain weave · 1967
Art Institute of Chicago

Ventana I
Sheila Hicks
Wool, plain weave of discontinuous wefts with areas of open work and weft wrapping · 1963
Art Institute of Chicago