Woollen woven sample in shades of cream, grey and black of possibly undyed yarn. Combinations of plain weave and twill weave form different bands of geometric design.
Cream and blue woven fabric with small coloured squares of material caught in pockets beween the two faces. Pockets separated by a blue grid pattern of twill and plain weave.
Black and rainbow coloured woven fabric with single strands of coloured thread, in bands of six, forming a lattice with closely woven sections behind. Thick black stripes running on the warp make a regular repeat.
Tightly woven fabric with warp threads in shades of blue and green, with weft in browns, rust and old gold in a geometric design with bands of different weaving patterns.
Double-face fabric in cream, grey, pale lemon and shades of pink woven in geometric design. Warp cream cotton thread, weft includes finer, mercerised threads and varying weave pattern.
Double-faced sample woven in cream yarn, sparkling metallic-effect thread, and pink, yellow, green and white cotton thread with a pattern creating a diagonal effect.
Two-faced woollen sample woven with cream yarn and white bouclé yarn, with supplementary wefts of loosely spun cream yarn in the reverse to create a corded effect.
Open weave sample made with purple cotton thread and light blue yarn (as warp); beige and pink leather ribbons, strings of metallic beads and pink cotton thread (as weft); and supplementary interwoven feathers.
Blue board with six 90 mm square cards showing different colour and weave effects in shades of k with threads of peacock blue-green, with yellow and lilac threads.
Double-faced twill weave sample in fine brown, dark green and dark blue wool yarn and loosely spun yarn of green-blue wool with red threads and snippets of fabric.
Tightly woven single-faced fabric in cream mercerised cotton with supplementary 2 ply coloured weft threads incorporated in blocks to form a zig zag and line, creating a geometric pattern running across the sample.
Tightly woven single faced fabric in a cream mercerised cotton with supplementary single ply coloured weft threads incorporated in blocks to form a zig zag and line, creating a geometric pattern running across the sample.
Weaving sample made with warps consisting of green cords and fine orange cotton thread, and wefts of green leather ribbons, as well as supplementary feathers and strings of silver-coloured beads. Warps and wefts are woven in sections of tightly woven or open vertical weave bands.
Weaving sample made with warps consisting of purple yarn and fine green cotton thread, and wefts of pink leather ribbons and fine orange cotton thread. Warps and wefts are woven in sections of tightly woven or open weave vertical bands.
Double-faced weaving sample in fine cotton thread. Cream-coloured warps and wefts interwoven with multicoloured wefts in red, pink, blue, green, black, and white, that form eight different sections with abstract patterns. Warps and wefts have been left long as fringe.
Four different coloured samples of woollen furnishing fabric designed for an RSA Bursaries competition in 1980, one mustard/brown based, one maroon, one dark blue and one green.
Plain weave sample made with cotton thread in shades of cream, peach, and dark green. The design forms a pattern of vertical stripes and bands, with the solid green bands woven with a puckered effect.
Twill weave sample woven with a combination of tightly spun and loosely spun wool. Yarn in a dark orange shade and spun with multicoloured threads and snippets of fabric.
Single-faced loosely woven fabric in shades of dark pink (warp), grey, teal and lemon, with ribbons of pale blue, pale pink and black woolen yarn incorporated. The inclusion of thicker fabric ribbons adds texture and pattern to the fabric and a light stripe effect is created using the claret pink warp threads.
Double-faced tightly woven sample made with woollen yarn in shades of cream, grey and black. The design consists of vertical bands with horizontal stripes that form different sections.
Open weave sample in plain weave and basketweave, and woven with cream-coloured yarn and bouclé yarn. With supplementary discontinuous wefts made of yarn and metallic-like thread.
Black and multi-coloured woven fabric. A lattice work of coloured threads with coloured organza ribbon behind and alternating with thin bands of closely woven black cotton.
Double-faced tightly woven fabric in shades of cream, light brown, pale pink and black twisted yarns. Pattern includes repeat cord of mercerised golden thread that adds a subtle stripe to the design.
Long woven sample worked in plain weave and basketweave with fine cotton thread. Cream-coloured warp threads woven with different multi-coloured wefts creating sections of five different abstract designs.
Cream-coloured plain weave sample woven with yarn and bouclé yarn that create a geometric pattern. The warps have been dyed or printed before weaving with different shapes (circles, squares, crosses) in yellow, light purple, light blue and pink, that form a grid-like design after weaving.
Fabric sample with pale blue plastic warp threads with bands of white cotton, and loosely woven white cotton weft. Pattern of wavy, scallop shaped bands and plain woven bands in different tensions.
Two-faced woven sample. The face consists of a twill weave made with ribbons of a plain weave purple fabric and a finer satin weave fabric in shades of pink, brown and cream. The reverse, a plain weave in light purple and yellow yarn and ribbons of blue satin weave fabric, with machine-made diagonal running stitches in red thread to keep the weaving sample together.
Two-faced woven sample. The face consists of a twill weave in loosely spun green, dark red and dark green bouclé yarn and thinner orange bouclé yarn. The reverse, a plain weave in thin light orange and light blue-green bouclé yarn.
Double-faced woven sample with fine brown woollen yarn warps and a design of two distinctive horizontal sections. One section is plain weave with wefts of fine dark yellow and blue woollen yarn with bands of twill weave in fine bright yellow yarn. The other section consists of twill weave with wefts of loosely spun multicoloured wool yarn (mostly dark yellow).
Double-faced woven sample in fine wool yarn with a grid-like design of coloured blocks and stripes on a black background. Black fine yarn warps and wefts woven in plain weave, with supplementary fine yarn wefts in shades of orange, purple, blue, grey and cream creating the pattern.
Two-faced plain weave sample with fringe. The face consists of ribbons of satin weave purple fabric and loose weave fabric in green, light purple and pink. The reverse, green and dark purple yarn and ribbons of the same loose weave fabric in green, light purple and pink.
Weaving sample made with warps consisting of green cords and fine orange cotton thread, and horizontal sections woven with wefts of reddish pink leather ribbons or strings of dark orange beads. It also has supplementary feathers. Warps and wefts are woven in sections of tightly woven or open weave vertical bands.
Weaving sample made with warps consisting of light blue yarn and fine light purple cotton thread, and wefts of dark pink leather ribbons. It also has supplementary strings of metallic-coloured beads, and two types of interwoven feathers. Warps and wefts are woven in sections of tightly woven or open weave bands.
Single-faced evenly woven fabric in cream with silver grey and beige stripes. Sections of coloured weft threads left loose as part of the design, held in place by a loosely tensioned weave.
Double-faced weaving sample with a geometric design of repeating bands of chevron-like figures. Woven with cotton thread in shades of blue and purple with supplementary warps in bright orange shades forming the pattern. A label is attached to the item which reads 'Samanth Goates, 1990', however, this is a misattribution.
Large weaving sample with a design of different patterns of stripes and bands in three distinctive sections. Woven in plain weave with fine cotton threads in shades of blue, and leaving the warp threads as fringe. The supplementary wefts of frayed red ribbons and fine cotton thread in yellow and orange are woven in twill weave and form the different patterns.
