Sample – Window blind or placemat. Warp is corn husks and reeds and yarn. Weft is cotton. Cranberry, cream, and olive stripes in both warp and weft, blue stripes in weft. Alice Mattil made several samples (see related objects) of placemats and window blinds. A note with the objects reads, I did many placemats and window blinds for family and friends. I experimented for weavings using natural Kansas materials.

sample, woven

Natural Material – Non fiber (i.e. wood, bamboo strip) (Udf1)

Artifact (Udf10)

American – 20th c (Udf22)

Yarn dyed (Udf5)

Stripes (Udf6)

Natural Fiber – Cotton (Udf7)