[4] In her body of work titled Supplementary Weft, she inserts narrow strips of cloth such as bandages and ribbons into the structure of the weaving to create depth and color.
[4][6][7] According to the American Craft Council, "[s]he established a modern context for weaving while staying true to traditions and maintaining a provocative physicality.
"[6] She was an early adopter of computer weaving programs and the Jacquard loom, and her recent work has often referenced the digital world.
[6] In 1983 Schira purchased a loom with a 32-harness system and a simple computer using funds from the National Endowment for the Arts Craftsman's Fellowship.
In 1994 a software program became available with which she created complex graphic arrangements resembling graffiti and blocks of computer code.
While using this technology for ease of execution, she continued to use experimental methods such as painting dye onto her warp threads and adding structural media into her weave.