The Monet's Garden tapestry shown here is one of our most popular tapestries, having numerous different interpretations (horizontal, vertical and square) of Claude Monet's delightful lake garden and its iconic bridge at Giverny in Normandy. Monet lived there for over 40 years and today we…
We occasionally receive enquiries about large tapestries. Imagine the drama of a really grand tapestry on your wall! To make it easier to locate such pieces of large wall art we have created a separate section on our website simply called Larger Tapestries.
This is…
The Apocalyse Tapestry in Angers is one of those historical masterpieces which takes your breath away and then transports you into another world.
At the Chateau d'Angers, a controlled climate in the display hall results in fortuitous stage management once you pass through the sets of doors:…
Alphonse Mucha tapestries, together with a selection of Gustav Klimt designs, form the extremely popular Art Nouveau collection. Over 15 years ago one of our supplying European weavers bought up another tapestry weaver and promptly dropped the Four Seasons tapestries by Mucha. We expressed disappointment…
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, the 13th century Gothic chapel with its soaring stained glass…
One of our French tapestry weavers has just released the first ever tapestries 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 these two contemporaneous artists. Both…
Tapestry weaving in England
Tapestry weaving in England sounds initially odd since England is hardly 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 aristocracy valued tapestries so…
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 this masterpiece. We had visited…
What are the 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 customer liking? Our tapestry website…
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and many more compete for our time and interests. Do we need another social media site? Why use Pinterest? Many people clearly think so, judging by the rapid growth of Pinterest. I had never been able to raise a spark of…
A favourite video? Maybe not, but 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 good selection showing the many styles of tapestry art, old and new. There's something for…
Verdure tapestries have a timeless appeal with their peaceful natural settings. The term "verdure" is derived from the French "vert", translated as "green", reflecting the lush greenery common to them. Forests and woodlands, sometimes with winding streams and lush green vegetation, set the scene.
They were…
Impressionist tapestries
We have some new Impressionist tapestries by Monet, Renoir and Gauguin. That is, new tapestries of old paintings by these Impressionist masters. Weavers in France and Belgium have released several Impressionist tapestries recently, seemingly a trend; one we approve of thoroughly. These two,…
Our Bob Pejman art tapestries collection comprises many romantic landscapes tapestry designs: idyllic old-world scenes in settings like Lake Como, Venice, Capri, Tuscany and the Amalfi Coast.
We are pleased to feature these in the Landscapes section of our Contemporary tapestries. These are favourite places in…
We have just added a series of wonderful new floral tapestries to our website collection. All are from the vibrant palette of British artist Simon Bull, inspired by his years in China and in the South American rainforest. Above is Morning Song and Desiree. Below…
William Morris tapestries are probably our favourite designs so it seems strange not to have written about them before.
William Morris was remarkably diverse in his talents, greatly aiding the effective growth of the Arts and Crafts Movement and providing a rich inheritance for us today.…
Tapestry finishing refers to the important task of making a woven tapestry into a wall-hanging. Our European weavers produce tapestries on their tapestry looms, these being the all-important design on the front which you admire. However, at this stage they have no backing: they are…
We occasionally receive questions about how to hang a tapestry wall-hanging so we enclose information about the care and hanging of tapestries with every order. You can see these practical tapestry care suggestions on our website.
Here are our thoughts about how to hang a tapestry…
The Quest for the Holy Grail tapestries - in 1895-6 Sir Edward Burne-Jones designed a series of six panels with the overall name "The Arming and Departure of the Knights". It was commissioned for a baronial dining hall from Morris and Co. Fortunately for us,…
Cave paintings as ancient art tapestries? This was an unusual conversation topic for me this morning with my naturopathic doctor.
I was having some acupuncture treatment and we talked about the depiction of cave paintings in tapestry art as she slowly turned me into a pin…