Anne Blinks
Textile Study Collection
Catalog of Flat Braids Group
Cat # Description Size
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Oblique Interlacing - Balanced Plain Weave, commonly found in Native North
American and Scandinavian cultures
1-1a 2 narrow wool sashes, blue/white 1-1/8" x 36-3/4"
b 1-1/8" x 37-1/2"
[These sashes were sometimes worn by Anne as garters for
knee-high socks]
1-2 wool sash, black/blue/red/white 2" x 38"
1-3 wool sash, red/yellow 2" x 33"
1-4 wool sash, yellow/green/brow 1.5" x 42"
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Oblique Interlacing - Warp Faced Weave with Concealed and Linked Elements,
Often called Arrow Sash, Ceinture Flechee or Assomption Sash; found
historically in Plains, Great Lakes and French Canadian Indian cultures.
2-1 2 wool samples, arrow sash
a=green/red/blue 4.5" x 3"
b=blue/red 2.5" x 2"
[partially woven, still on sticks, probably from a workshop]
2-2 arrow sash
coral/grey/white Swedish rya wool 6" x 62"
[displayed in the Blinks/Thimann Exhibit, 1982]
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Ply-split Braiding - a technique involving two sets of elements that move
diagonally, and at their intersection one splits the ply of the other and
passes through it. It is found in northwest India, used for camel girths
and bags.
3-1 wool sample, black & white, 4.5" x 117" (3" woven)
3-ply Z/S/Z
Diagonally twined braid, in the camel girth patterns. Perhaps Anne was
testing the difference between twining and ply-split braiding, which
look very similar
3-2 wool sample, black & magenta 4" x 36" (24" woven)
3 ply S/Z worsted
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