The walls of castles and noblemen’s home have been adorned with tapestry for thousands of years. It is now made available to anyone that would like to add the rich look of tapestry in their home. Nothing can compare to tapestry hanging on your wall. It can add a special touch to your wall and give any room a sense of warmth. Some people will appreciate the portability of tapestry; it can be moved from room to room or home to home. If you move you won’t have to worry about leaving your beautiful masterpiece there. It is like a wall mural but without the paint. The highest class individuals would use tapestry to display their wealth and good taste in ancient days. But tapestry can still be looked at as a source of wealth and sophistication. When someone walks into your home, they will truly appreciate such a beautiful and classy piece of art.
Tapestry work was also used as insulation for those cold and drafty castles. It could be placed over windows or a wall to block out cold air. It can be used for the same purpose today especially in rooms with a fireplace. It will make a family room more comfortable and toasty. Tapestry certainly will be more attractive than plastic over a window.
The history is marvelous and the creation of the tapestry is an old craft. Many tapestry works you see today are most likely made in a factory. But they still used some of the old methods when constructing a tapestry. Most weaving use warp threads that are woven with weft threads. Weavers use two kinds of looms, a high and low warp loom. The threads are pulled through two rollers on the loom. A weaver works a high loom vertically while standing in front of it. A low warp loom is operated horizontally and the weaver can sit or lean over it. Weavers today still use bobbins that weavers of old also used.
For color and to give the tapestry depth, many colored weft threads are used. To make the colors appear differently, a twisting technique can make the same thread appears to look like something else and cause various color effects. Two qualities about weaving tapestry that have not changed through the years are that weft threads completely cover the warp and the weft threads do not stretch completely from side to side. A weft row goes as far as it needs to only to complete the image.
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