Fiber
JapaneseWool pile on
KurdishWool and linen
2nd-4th century CEByzantinePolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a dark blue silk damask ground and gold thread border
19th centuryKoreanWarps: undyed white wool. Wefts: variable, including outlining wefts, eccentric wefts. Weft colors: light red, dark red, red-brown, purple (made of red and blue), light blue (abrashed), green, dark olive green, dark blue. Whites are wool and cotton combined. The rest are wool.
19th centuryTurkishSilk
Japanesesilk (ciselé velvet)
17th-18th centuryItalianCut velvet with silk and metallic yarns filé and frisé
17th-18th centurySpanishLinen and wool, tapestry woven
EgyptianSilk
Japanese