(Label for "NUNO: Japanese Tradition/Innovation in Cloth," Baltimore Museum of Art, Berman Textile Gallery, March 28 - October 7, 2007 TAPE TWIST Japanese, Tokyo Manufacturer: Nuno Corporation (Japanese, 1984 - present) Designer: Reiko Sudo (Japanese, born 1953) Polyester, nylon 2002 The Baltimore Museum of Art: Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund of the Baltimore Community Foundation BMA R. 16331.1 Tape Twist is one of a series of NUNO fabrics all created using a similar method: by attaching a narrow tape of nylon, polyester, or cotton to a ground of polyester organdy, net, vinylon, or solid cotton. In the fabric for which the series was named, Shutters, the base of vinylon is washed away with water, leaving only the web-like structure formed by the nylon tape. This is the same technique traditionally employed to create "chemical lace"--fabrics that appear to be lace, but are actually the result of designs embroidered on a base fabric that is then removed in a caustic solution. In, Tape Twist, the sheer polyester organdy base remains intact beneath the applied nylon tape, producing a textile with a strong graphic identity and the illusion of an open latticework.