Guatemala --- Huipil Cloth Pattern from Guatemala --- Image by © robertharding/Corbis
Close up of a persian rug (Tabriz) displaying the tree of life and Hafez verse --- Image by © 145/Massimo Pizzotti/Ocean/Corbis
Hawaii, USA --- Hawaii, Hawaiian tapa cloth closeup of pattern, detail --- Image by © Joe Carini/Design Pics/Corbis
16 May 2012 --- Turkish carpet for sale, Turkey --- Image by © Melvyn Longhurst/Corbis
A Navajo transitional rug. 132.1 x 203cm.
A pieced cotton quilted coverlet. Eastern Pennsylvania, circa 1890.
An Amish bird in flight design coverlet. Midwestern. Pieced and quilted cotton, 1900-1925.
A pieced, appliqued and trapunto cotton quilted coverlet made for Mary Wilkins, Baltimore, dated 1846.
The Rose', a Donegal carpet designed by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941), manufactured by Alexander Morton & Co. circa 1899
A late classic Navajo wearing blanket. 127 x 180.4cm.
A Navajo Germantown Blanket. 160 x 208cm.
A hanging of red wool facecloth applied and embroidered with a Floral ogival medallion of pale green wool. Rescht, Late 19th Century. 134cm x 190cm.
Eyedazzler Navajo Rug by Pauline Nez --- Image by © George H.H. Huey/Corbis
20th century --- Two Grey Hills Style Rug by John Maralin --- Image by © George H.H. Huey/Corbis
early 4th century --- Tabriz Bookbinding Design --- Image by © Burstein Collection/CORBIS
15 Aug 1996 --- Detail of a Panamanian Cuna Mola with a Spiral and Floral Pattern --- Image by © Danny Lehman/Corbis
16 Aug 1996 --- Detail of a Panamanian Cuna Mola with Circle and Star Pattern --- Image by © Danny Lehman/Corbis
Columbian Woven Rug --- Image by © Geoffrey Clements/Corbis
A Transitional Navajo Rug --- Image by © Christie's Images/Corbis
10 Mar 1995, Thimphu, Bhutan --- Original caption: This fabric represents many months of intense work and advanced weaving skills. Bands of geometric designs in red and blue are woven with variations on the diamond pattern, a design element with symbolic meaning. Bhutanese women's clothing is stitched with the stripes running horizontal; stripes run vertical on men's attire. --- Image by © Lindsay Hebberd/Corbis
05 Mar 1990, Sedona, Arizona, USA --- Detail of Navajo Textile --- Image by © Michael Freeman/Corbis
Afshar Hanging With Arrow and Diamond Motifs --- Image by © Paul H. Kuiper/CORBIS
2001 --- Tree of Life by Gerrit Greve --- Image by © Gerrit Greve/CORBIS
Purple Satin Fabric --- Image by © Corbis
Yellow Satin --- Image by © Scott McDermott/Corbis
Button background furniture --- Image by © Benne Ochs/fstop/Corbis
Floral Pattern on Woven Material --- Image by © 2/Ryan McVay/Ocean/Corbis
French School, Lyon, 1811, embroidered satin. Musee Mobilier National, Paris, France. --- Image by © The Gallery Collection/Corbis
Tabriz iranian rug --- Image by © 145/Massimo Pizzotti/Ocean/Corbis
An Amish pieced cotton and wool quilted coverlet. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, circa 1925.
A rising star design coverlet. Probably Philadelphia. Pieced and quilted silk, 1880-1890.
American Civil War coverlet. Pennsylvania. Pieced and quilted calico, 1860.
Out of Many, One', 'E Pluribus Unum', national motto coverlet, depicting the profiles of Presidents Lincoln and Washington. Pennsylvania. Pieced, quilted and appliqued cotton, 1910.
A classic Navajo chief's wearing blanket, 19th Century. 196.9 x 137.8cm.
A Navajo transitional blanket. 109.3 x 76.2cm.
A Navajo transitional wedgeweave blanket. 153.3 x 197.7cm.
Red Navajo Rug --- Image by © George H.H. Huey/Corbis
20th century --- Chinle Style Rug by Irene Harvey --- Image by © George H.H. Huey/Corbis
20th century --- Storm Style Rug by Sarah Tsinnie --- Image by © George H.H. Huey/Corbis
Intarsia Panel with Colored Marble Inlays --- Image by © Araldo de Luca/Corbis
15 Aug 1996 --- Detail of a Panamanian Cuna Mola with a Butterfly --- Image by © Danny Lehman/Corbis
ca. 1985 - 2000, Bukhara, Uzbekistan --- Decorative Embroidered Textiles --- Image by © Jeremy Horner/Corbis
A Classic Navajo Chief's Wearing Blanket --- Image by © Christie's Images/Corbis
A Classic Navajo Chief's Wearing Blanket --- Image by © Christie's Images/Corbis
Late 19th century --- A Sultanabad Carpet, Central Persia, Late 19th Century --- Image by © Christie's Images/Corbis
10 Mar 1995, Thimphu, Bhutan --- Original caption: This fabric woven for the royal family, represents many months of intense work and advanced embroidery skills. Brilliant, colorful geometric designs are embroidered in silk thread on a cotton base in such profusion as to almost completely cover the cloth. The diamond pattern has symbolic meaning. --- Image by © Lindsay Hebberd/Corbis
Detail of Afshar Flatweave Hanging With Bird Motifs --- Image by © Paul H. Kuiper/CORBIS
2001 --- Universal Trinity by Gerrit Greve --- Image by © Gerrit Greve/CORBIS
2001 --- Old Testament Trinity by Gerrit Greve --- Image by © Gerrit Greve/CORBIS
04 May 2009 --- Gauze --- Image by © Imagemore Co., Ltd./Corbis