SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN: WEAVING A FUTURE currently on view in our gallery
Silk & Metal Embroidery - 1'1 x 2'2
Silk & Metal Embroidery - 1'1 x 2'2
$95.00
Antique Century Geometric Coverlet - 5'3 x 7'6
Antique Century Geometric Coverlet - 5'3 x 7'6
$350.00
This elongated brocaded panel reflects the celebrated weaving traditions of Samugheo, the Sardinian village renowned for its mastery of pibiones “grain” weave and richly patterned household textiles. The central field displays repeated diamonds enclosing stylized stars, while the end skirts feature rare anthropomorphic figures that read either as a man and woman in union or dancers repeated in procession-like rhythm. Their presence evokes fertility, marriage, and communal celebration, suggesting the textile
19th Century Sardinian "Pibiones" Dowry Weaving - 1'10 x 6'3
$1,750.00
This vibrant ceremonial sari exemplifies the Rabari embroidery tradition of Gujarat. Worked on a lustrous silk ground, the field is covered in hand-embroidered satin-stitch dots in jewel tones of magenta, saffron, and ivory, echoing the region’s famed bandhani aesthetic. The richly decorated end panel features dense floral and geometric embroidery in silk floss threads, highlighted with mirror insets, symbolic of protection and celebration within Rabari culture. Such pieces were created as dowry or ceremoni
Embroidered Ceremonial Silk Sari (Rabari People) - 3'1 x 16'6
$850.00
This embroidered textile is a well-preserved example of late Ottoman Armenian domestic needlework, likely produced in the town of Marash (modern-day Kahramanmaraş, Turkey) at the turn of the 20th century.   The embroidery is executed in silk floss using satin and couching stitches across a black cotton ground.  It features concentric floral medallions, stylized birds and serrated leaves in lively blues, greens, red, pink, purple, yellow and ivory. Notably, two guardian-like anthropomorphic figure
Antique Marash Embroidery - 4’2 x 5’5
$1,500.00 Sold out
This rare small-format suzani was handcrafted in either the Nurata or Shakhrisabz region of Uzbekistan during the middle of the 19th century. It is exquisitely embroidered in silk on a luminous cochineal dyed silk ground. The floral composition features scrolling vines and stylized palmettes in rich jewel tones. Likely made as a dowry chest cover or ceremonial cloth this suzani is backed in Russian roller print trade cloth. 
19th Century Nurata Suzani - 2’6 x 3’8
$1,800.00
The craftsmanship is exceptional, blending the visual grammar of Ottoman imperial iconography with devotional Sufi aesthetics. The embroidered script, with its sweeping thuluth curves, dances across a symmetrical field of symbolic ornament, producing an effect both meditative and majestic.
19th Century Ottoman Felt Embroidery - 4'2 x 5'9
$1,500.00
This barkcloth was made during the first half of the 20th century in New Ireland, Papau New Guinea. This powerful barkcloth is a rare example of narrative textile art from Papua New Guinea—one that speaks in sacred symbols and cosmological sequences. Likely associated with the spiritual movements known as “cargo cults,” which emerged in response to colonial disruption, the piece tells a story not of conquest but of reversal.
New Guinea Bark Cloth Painting - 3’6 x 4’2
$2,500.00 Sold out
This charming late 19th-century redwork quilt is a captivating snapshot of American domestic life, hand-stitched in 1889. Executed in signature turkey red thread on a cotton ground. It is composed of whimsical, illustrative embroidery blocks—each individually rendered with delicate linework and heartfelt imagination.
"1889" Red Work Quilt - 6'4 x 6'4
$950.00
A festive Guatemalan tzute, vividly woven with striped ground in red, green, and purple tones. The textile is enlivened by repeated brocaded figures of horse and rider, depicted in bright contrasting colors of yellow, green, blue, pink, and orange each wearing a wide-brimmed hat and rendered in a bold, geometric style.
Vintage Embroidered & Woven Guatemalan Tzute - 2'1 x 3'1
$275.00
A bold highland huipil woven with striking contrast of deep purple and brick red. The upper section is patterned with vivid zig-zags in pink, green, and turquoise, while the lower body panels feature a calmer striped red ground. Woven on a backstrap loom, this piece balances geometric energy with grounding simplicity, making it both a traditional garment and a statement textile.
Vintage Purple & Red Guatemalan Huipil - 1'11 x 2'2
$225.00
This spectacular Huipil is alive with symbolism and saturated color. The brocaded upper panel features a lush tableau of birds, flowers, and brilliantly woven fish, each motif carrying deep resonance in Maya tradition. Birds evoke freedom and the sky, flowers embody fertility and beauty, and fish symbolize life’s connection to water and abundance.
Vintage Guatemalan Huipil with birds and Flowers - 2'1 x 2'3
$375.00
Burkino Faso mudcloth striking mid-20th century quilt embodies the resourcefulness and artistry of traditional quilt-making. Hand-stitched from an array of deep-toned fabrics, its patchwork design features a rich interplay of stripes, plaids, and solid colors, giving the piece an understated yet complex visual depth. by its vibrant yarn ties—knotted in red and blue—adding texture, warmth, and a tactile element that enhances its handmade charm. These ties, a signature of Southern quilting tra
Yarn Tied Quilt with Indigo Backing - 4’2 x 6’2
$675.00 Sold out
Phulkari is a tradition of folk embroidery from the Punjab region that encompasses both India and Pakistan. It is composed of colorful silken thread atop rough cotton cloth. Bagh is a particular type of Phulkari where the silk embroidery thread completely covers the cotton making the base barely visible. Baghs were often intended to be worn for special events like weddings.  This bagh was crafted in three strips and features a large wonky central diamond full of personality and charm. Framed by a top
Mid Century Diamond Bagh - 4’8 x 8'10
$650.00
This striking vintage dress from Sindh, Pakistan, showcases the region’s renowned textile artistry through dazzling mirrorwork embroidery (shisha) on a richly dyed base. The bodice and sleeves are densely adorned with geometric mirror insets, chain-stitch embroidery, and floral motifs, worked in bold jewel tones on ochre, orange, and cobalt panels. The lower portion of the dress is a deep maroon cotton, finely detailed with vertical bands of white bead-like embroidery and green piping, adding balance and el
Mid Century Embroidered Sindh Dress with Mirrorwork - 3'11 x 4’3
$250.00
This vibrant green wool panel is richly adorned with colorful chain-stitch embroidery and was originally intended as the upper portions of traditional Kashmiri slippers (jooti or khussa). The bold floral motifs—rendered in vivid coral, blue, crimson, and ivory silk threads are enclosed within sweeping arabesques and stylized lotus forms, all outlined with gleaming metallic thread.
Antique Kashmiri Uncut Slipper Tops - 11" x 1’2
$225.00