Tapestry making

It might be that we don’t talk about peri-menopause enough. I don’t know. I won’t belabor it, but I do think it can make a hilarious subject for a tapestry. (A whole bunch of people just clicked away, didn’t they! I bet those of you left are over 40 and female… thanks to you my sisters). In one of

Humans have been creating beautiful and functional textiles for ages. However, you may have difficulty discerning a tapestry versus a weaving. It is understandable why some people may confuse the two as they are closely related but have distinct differences. We scoured various sources to understand how tapestry and weaving compare, so read on to […]

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If you’ve ever found yourself wondering how to make a tapestry or needlepoint, we’ve got you covered with our beginners guide to tapestry

Using a cartoon for tapestry and other figurative weaving is a time-honored technique. Here's how Tommye McClure Scanlin does it.

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Magnificent medieval style tapestry by William Morris "Orchard". Artist William Morris turned to Medieval art for inspiration. He managed to learn how to develop designs and make tapestries that have all the characteristics of the late Middle Ages: depth of color, richness of colors, subtlety of transitions of shades, relief and abundance of beautiful patterns, including in the medieval technique of "thousands of flowers". The tapestry is made on a jacquard loom, it is woven from many…

I just returned from a trip to St. Louis to see the tapestry show at Webster Arts. Warp and Weft is a show of works in tapestry currently up at Webster Arts . The artists have all been students of mine in some capacity over the last seven years. Some are new to the medium and attended a foundatio

The Cameron Peak Fire burned 326 square miles near my home in 2020.* It started August 13th and was finally declared controlled in January of 2021. All four of the trails I backpacked prior to August 13th in 2020 burned in the fire as did every other trail near home on my hiking bucket list. The for

My American Scandinavian Foundation fellowship in Norway was to study the beautiful wool transparency technique of Frida Hansen, but there are many weavers who have explored the use of open warps …