Anne Blinks Textile Study Collection
Catalog of Tablet Weaving Group
Note: Bands are assumed to be 4-hole, threaded 4 holes, unless specified.
Cat # Description Size
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The first eight bands are related to #7, a camel strap Anne purchased in Tehran on
her trip from Europe through the Middle East and Thailand and back to U.S. in 1959.
The pattern is a row of 3 or 4 solid diamonds or triangles.
1 band, chenille, yellow/beige, triangle pattern 1-3/4 x 99"
2 a backstrap, chenille, olive/beige, diamond pattern 2-1/4 x 26"
b small sample, black/grey 2-1/4 x 6"
3 band, chenille, red/green, diamond pattern 2 x 47"
4 band, chenille, red/grey, diamond pattern 2 x 67"
5 band, chenille, red/brown, diamond pattern 2-1/2 x 29"
6 a band, synthetic, gold/green, diamond pattern 2-1/2 x 20-1/2"
b band, synthetic, gold/green, diamond pattern 2-1/3 x 23-1/2"
7 band, goathair & cotton, brown/white, diamond pattern 1-1/2 x 73"
from Tehran
8 band, camelid, white/red brown, 2 diamond pattern 1-3/4 x 72"
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9 band, thick rya wool (yellow/rust), thin black 2-7/8 x 74"
rug-warp wool in stripes
10 band, thick/thin rya wool, several colored stripes,
outer cards moved to center and returned 1-1/4 x 48"
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11 band, nat. white handspun wool, counter threaded, 1-1/4 x 9"
only 9" woven, melted plastic cards on warps
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12 band, white 3-ply rayon, missed-hole technique, 2 x 23"
2 adjacent holes threaded in 4 hole cards,
2 cards each edge = 4 hole, split pack
technique, making it very thick
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13 band, brown & natural jute (?), brown threaded 2-1/3 x 10"
all 4 holes, natural 2 opposing holes,
cards still in place
14 band, brown goat (horse?) hair, nat. linen, stripes 2-1/4 x 51"
same pattern as CW-13
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15 band, black/white heavy cotton, outlined diamond 3-1/4 x 17"
patterns, in diagonal 2-hole threading,
1/2 turns, cut ends, machine sewn across
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Instructions for cardweaving a necktie are in Anne's papers.
16 necktie (?), black/grey wool, two widths, outlined 7/8--2 x 95"
diamond pattern
17 necktie, black/grey worsted wool, countered twine 7/8--1-3/4 x 50"
structure, instructions from Loom Music
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18 band, sample, blue/white/black wool, cards intact 1-1/2 x 13-1/2"
"ram's horn" pattern
19 band, brown/red/gold rya yarn, ram's horn pattern 1 x 84"
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20 band, rust/navy 6-ply linen, 2-hole cards rocked, 2 x 61"
plain weave center
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21 band with weft fringe, green/beige/yellow synthetic, 1-1/4 x 10"
cards intact
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22 band, navy/grey/white 6-ply linen, double-face weave 2 x 50"
Pakistan technique, cards intact
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23 sample, 6-hole, blue/purple/redviolet starched wool, 3 x 2" [woven
cards intact section]
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24 a band, rust/gold jute(?) diagonal stripes, 1-3/4 x 19"
cards intact
b band, rust/gold jute(?) diagonal stripes 1-3/4 x 38"
25 band, black/white/beige/rust rayon(?) yarn, 2-1/4 x 35"
parallel diagonals pattern
26 band, black/white heavy cotton, diamond pattern 1-3/4 x 30"
27 band, yellow-green/gold/brown rya wool, diagonal 2-3/4 x 67"
stripes
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28 a band, Anglo-Saxon, black/white/grey wool 1-1/4 x 71"
b band, navy/grey/blue worsted wool, cut one end, 7/8 x 5-1/2"
split-pack technique
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29 a band, red/gold/yel/white/green tapestry wool, 1-1/4 x 21-1/2"
reproduction of (b)
b band fragment, same colors - merc. cotton - from 3/4 x 2-3/4"
Nepal, purchased by Gloria Adamson
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