|
If you find an article or website that may be of interest, please let us know and we will list it here.
Tapestry Resources & Articles:
How to Hang a Tapestry
One of my favorite ways to decorate a room is to grace one or more walls with a tapestry. These woven beauties are the perfect addition to a room with almost any decorating theme or style. The choices of size and shape and theme are endless. So if a tapestry is something you have been thinking about for one or more rooms of your home or office, it’s a good idea to know what your options are in respect to the way you will be hanging this art on your wall. (read more)
Caring for Your Tapestry
Wall tapestries should be handled with great care. They are a beautiful addition to home décor that require meticulous care so that they can beautify the home for years to come. For the most part, tapestries can be well cared for at home. When they become stained or dingy, however, a textile conservator can help to restore a tapestry to pristine condition. Some modern tapestries can even be cleaned at home, but for an antique piece, deeper cleaning is best left up to professionals with experience in textile cleaning. (read more)
The History of Tapestries
The story of the tapestry begins in 1064. The wall tapestry is in reality a hand embroidery on linen cloth using wools of various colors. The tapestry was 70 meters long and 1/2 meters high, and was most probably hand woven in an Anglo-Saxon workshop supervised by Odeon de Conteville, Bishop of Bayeux and half brother of William the Conqueror. (read more)
|