Flemish Tapestry Design

Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom. However, it can also be woven on a floor loom as well. It is... more

by PainterArtist FIN

Title

Flemish Tapestry Design

Artist

PainterArtist FIN

Medium

Tapestry - Textile - Mixed Media

Description

Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom. However, it can also be woven on a floor loom as well. It is

composed of two sets of interlaced threads, those running parallel to the length (called the warp) and those parallel to the width (called

the weft); the warp threads are set up under tension on a loom, and the weft thread is passed back and forth across part or all of the

warps. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike cloth weaving where both

the warp and the weft threads may be visible. In tapestry weaving, weft yarns are typically discontinuous; the artisan interlaces each

coloured weft back and forth in its own small pattern area. It is a plain weft-faced weave having weft threads of different colours worked

over portions of the warp to form the design.Weavers use a naturally based warp thread such as linen or cotton. The weft threads are

usually wool or cotton, but may include silk, gold, silver, or other alternatives.The success of decorative tapestry can be partially

explained by its portability (Le Corbusier once called tapestries "nomadic murals"). Kings and noblemen could roll up and transport

tapestries from one residence to another. In churches, they were displayed on special occasions. Tapestries were also draped on the

walls of castles for insulation during winter, as well as for decorative display.
In the Middle Ages and renaissance, a rich tapestry panel woven with symbolic emblems, mottoes, or coats of arms called a baldachin,

canopy of state or cloth of state was hung behind and over a throne as a symbol of authority. The seat under such a canopy of state

would normally be raised on a dais.
The iconography of most Western tapestries goes back to written sources, the Bible and Ovid's Metamorphoses being two popular

choices. Apart from the religious and mythological images, hunting scenes are the subject of many tapestries produced for indoor

decoration.

Art by PainterArtist FIN who was born and raised in Flanders Belgium
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July 6th, 2013