The Art of Tapestry Weaving

October 2, 2022

The Book

The Art of Tapestry Weaving (contains Amazon affiliate link)

By Rebecca Mezoff

Quotes/Notes

“Tapestry – discontinuous weft-faced women structure that creates an image.” 7

“magical things about tapestry is that structure of the fabric and the image are created at the same time.” 8

“bottom-to-top weaving approach means you need to plan before you start weaving, as the shape at the bottom has to be woven before the shapes farther up the warp.” 8

“Tapestry weaving is solidly rooted in the past.” The art form of woven tapestry brings to mind faded, monumentally sized fabric hangings depicting battles, unicorns, bloodied martyrs, and the courts of kings. …Tapestries in the Middle Ages were rather like today’s social media.” 10

“These monumental reproductive tapestries were first designed by an artist who generally painted full-scale cartoon and then women by skilled artisans who copied the painting.” 10

“As such, tapestry remains a living art form” 10

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