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The Lady with the Unicorn tapestries

The Lady with the Unicorn tapestries exhibit in the Cluny Museum is one of two places I know in Paris which bring a sense of awe to all its visitors. The other is Sainte Chapelle (below), the 13th century Gothic … Continue reading

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Monet and Modigliani – contrasts in life and art

One of our French tapestry weavers has just released the first ever tapestry of a Modigliani painting. Noting that Modigliani and Monet died within a few years of each other it seemed interesting to explore the similarities and differences between … Continue reading

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Tapestry Weaving in England

Tapestry weaving in England sounds initially odd since England can hardly be considered synonymous with tapestry weaving … unless you consider William Morris. However, there is more to the story than meets the eye. During the medieval period royalty and … Continue reading

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The Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry must be considered to be one of the most significant pieces of early medieval art. My wife and I were in Normandy several years ago and it seems strange on reflection that we decided not to view … Continue reading

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Simon Bull art tapestries

Simon Bull art tapestries now form a valued part of our website collection of floral tapestries. We were hesitant at first about introducing these contemporary floral designs until we received our first order for one, saw it and immediately appreciated … Continue reading

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Hanging tapestries

Hanging tapestries is not difficult but hanging them to maximum effect may take a little experimentation. Over three years ago we wrote a blog post about the steps involved in hanging a tapestry so this need not be repeated here. … Continue reading

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Lots of new Peruvian hand-woven tapestries

We’ve been really pleased to see many new Peruvian hand-woven tapestries. The 2012 art collection includes some larger and many smaller designs. We can now offer over 100 designs. As ever, these tapestries are mostly bright and bold with strong … Continue reading

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The most popular tapestries

What are our most popular tapestries? Would a list help to guide you about which will most suit your home setting? Should this be an objective list chosen from our QuickBooks reports or a subjective list decided by degrees of … Continue reading

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Why use Pinterest?

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and many more compete for our time and interests. Do we need another social media site? Many people clearly think so, judging by the rapid growth of Pinterest which grew by over 50% between January and February … Continue reading

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Our favourite video … maybe

Well, it really has to be a favourite video, even if not the favourite: it’s our own tapestries video! We enjoyed compiling it so hope you enjoy viewing it too. In just over two minutes we have presented a really … Continue reading

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