It is one of the six panels illustrating the story of the Holy Grail. It represents the arming and departure of the knights of the Round Table, amongst which are Sir Bors, Sir Percival and Sir Galahad. The original is hung in the Birmingham Museum.

This tapestry is woven from 63% Polyester, 17% cotton, and 20% acrylic. It comes backed with lining and a tunnel for easy hanging. It is available in one size 50 x 68 inches.

Get a detailed view of the tapestry here: Quest for the Holy Grail Tapestry.

This tapestry is based on the artwork of Corley and woven in North America.

Wishing Well Courtyard Tapestry Review

It is made of 100% cotton giving you a strong tapestry that will stand the test of time. It comes backed with lining and a tunnel for hassle free hanging right out of the box.

Wishing Well Courtyard measures 50 inches long by 70 inches wide.

Get a detailed view of the tapestry: Wishing Well Courtyard Wall Tapestry.

Don Quixote Tapestry Video Review

The tapestry has a very European feel to it, hand woven in France; it shows off the elegance of their skilled craftsmanship. The picture depicts a hunting scene with Don Quixote in the backdrop with horses.

This tapestry, a blend of cotton and viscose has been backed with lining and tunnel for easy hanging. Don Quixote measures 51 x 95 inches.

View this wall tapestry in more detail: Don Quixote Tapestry.

Lepa Zena Tapestry Video Review

This glorious abstract horse tapestry will be the talk of all your guests.

The classy depiction of a black horse in this tapestry adds depth and lots of interest to your wall decor. The misty background adds mystery, while the bold black adds drama.

This abstract horse wall tapestry is woven in North America of 100% cotton. It comes backed with a lining and tunnel for hassle-free hanging.

Lepa Zena measures 45 x 53 inches.

View the Lepa Zena Tapestry.

Below you’ll find definitions of all the terms and phrases mentioned in the earlier posts. Go over them to be sure you understand all you need before you start your decorating project.

Hue: This is the term for one color. It will be the actual color (red, orange, purple, blue, etc). A hue is any color that can be found on the color wheel whether its primary, secondary, or tertiary.

Tint: This is the term for a hue that is combined with white to create a lighter color. Tints are typically softer and more eye-pleasing than a hue which is stark and bright. Pink, lime green, lavender, and baby blue are examples of tints.

Shade: This is the opposite of a tint. Shades are created with a hue is combined with black to create a darker version of the color. Much like tints, shades are softer and more pleasing to the eye than a hue. Burgundy, hunter green, royal blue, and burnt orange are examples of shades.

Tone: This is how light or dark a hue is made by tinting or shading it. There are thousands of tones that can be made through these combinations. Each paint sample you look at is a different color tone.

Saturation: This is the intensity of the color. Black is fully saturated and all the shades of gray leading to white are at different levels of saturation. You can see this on a detailed color wheel.

Primary Colors: These are the 3 main colors that make up all other colors. They are red, yellow, and blue. By combining these colors you can create any other color that exists. Black is the combination of all three and white is the absence of all three.

Secondary Colors: These are the 3 colors that are created with an equal parts combination of the primary colors. Purple, green, and orange are are the secondary colors.

Tertiary Colors: These are created with an equal parts combination of one primary and one secondary color. The six tertiary color combinations are green-yellow, yellow-orange, orange-red, red-purple, purple-blue, and blue-green.

Complimentary Colors: When two colors appear opposite each other on the color wheel they are complimentary. They work well together and create pleasing combinations.

Triadic Colors: These are 3 colors that are equally separated from each other on the color wheel. Using them together will create a bright and exciting scheme for a room. This combo is also known as a contrasting match.

Related Colors: Colors that are directly adjacent on the color wheel are related. They can be used together to create a soothing feeling in your room. They create a softer feel with easy transitions when they are used together.

Monochromatic Colors: These are varying shades, tones, and saturations of the same hue. Using colors this way will also create a harmonies feeling for a room much like related colors but you need to add at least a touch of another color to a monochromatic room or it will feel flat and boring.

In the next part of the color decorating series we’ll begin talking about how to put a color plan together.

As always, if you have questions please email audrey@tapestry-standard.com or visit The Tapestry Standard and use our free design advice service to help you choose the best scheme for your décor.

It is an important aspect of decorating that you want to understand because it plays a role in every part of your design. Basically it’s which colors work together and which ones will clash or disrupt the flow of your room.

Familiarize yourself with the color wheel (to make that easier I’ve posted another image of it in this post). The wheel shows how colors work together and what they will create when mixed together. The primary three colors are red, blue, and yellow. These colors mix together to create all other colors that exist.

The second color level is called Secondary. Some of these are purple, green, and orange. These are created by mixing two primary colors.

The next color level is called tertiary. These colors are created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color. Some examples are fuchsia and aquamarine.

So, how do you use the color wheel to help you create the color scheme of your room? By looking at it you can choose complimentary colors so your room will flow nicely and nothing will be jarring to the eye. Generally, the primary colors should be used only in small amounts since they are so bright and bold. If you use too much of those colors you are likely to overwhelm the space.

The color wheel is the start of color theory, it’s not the end all be all. The color wheel only shows the different hues of color. The next post will be a glossary of terms so don’t worry if you don’t know a word that I use, it will all be explained.

You also want to think about tint and shade of colors for your design. The best thing to do is to start with a hue and them use tints and shades to alter it for style and depth.

Let’s use blue as an example. You want blue in your room but you don’t want everything in your design to be the exact same blue… or even just varying shades of blue. Your room would look too intense and also flat at the same time. What you want to do is use blue as the base and then add complimentary hues like green and yellow to break up the space.

There is also a psychological factor to color choosing that you may not be familiar with. Colors affect people’s moods, you want to be aware of this before deciding the main color for your room. For example, blue is a calming color – yellow tends to be an exciting or happy color – red can be an angry color. You don’t want to create a room that is going to make people uncomfortable or combative but you also don’t want people to feel dull or sleepy either. This is part of the reason breaking up the color scheme and using some colors sparingly is so important.

And lastly, knowing the different between warm and cool shades is important because the two generally don’t work that well together. Warm colors are reds, yellows, browns, oranges, pinks, etc and cool colors are blues, greens, aqua, teals, greys, etc. All shades, tones, and hues are included in these categories as well. Most of the time you’ll want to decide if you want a “warm” design or a “cool” design before starting your color selections.

The next post will go into more detail on color theory and will include the glossary of terms I mentioned earlier.

As always, if you have questions please email audrey@tapestry-standard.com or visit The Tapestry Standard and use our free design advice service to help you choose the best scheme for your décor.

Much of the time when we’re decorating we don’t put very much thought into the colors of our rooms because matching and complimenting can be a big undertaking – a Pandora’s box we don’t want to open for fear of getting overwhelmed. How many times have you looked at your boring beige or white walls and dreamed of adding color? How many catalogs have you poured over coveting the décor and color matching of the rooms depicted within?

Usually that’s where most people stop, they think that they need professional help to get the color and design they want for their interiors. But you don’t. You need only know what to look for and how things work together to put together rooms that will rival the best interior decorators. You can recreate your favorite rooms from magazines or TV or you can create something completely new. You don’t even need to spend a ton of time learning the basics before getting started.

If you are looking to redecorate your home and add color to create a living space unique to your own sensibilities this color series is just what you need. Subscribe to the RSS feed to the bottom right of this page or check back each week for the next installment.

This decorating with color series will explain color matching in a plain way that makes sense. It will help you put together a plan that you can follow that will ultimately get you the home of your dreams.

I wanted drop a line to let you know about all the new William Morris tapestries that have just been added to the store. William Morris is one of the most popular tapestry lines we offer and we’re excited to be expanding it.

You can look at all the new additions here: William Morris tapestries.

William Morris was an English textile designer, artist, and writer associated with the English Arts and Crafts Movement. In 1861, Morris founded a design firm in partnership with the artist Edward Burne-Jones, and the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti which profoundly influenced the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century. His chief contribution to the arts was as a designer of repeating patterns for wallpapers and textiles, many based on a close observation of nature. He was also a major contributor to the resurgence of traditional textile arts and methods of production.

The new designs we have added to the store showcase people and ceremony as well as the stunning colors and patterns of nature. A few of the new additions are The Brides Maids, Departure of the Knights, The Ceremony, The Musicians, and more.

Visit the main page to all the new William Morris designs. These tapestries are artistic and colorful and their design makes them a perfect fit for any type of interior decor.

As always please send any questions to customerservice@tapestry-standard.com. We are always ready to help you choose the right tapestry for your home.

The exhibit of wall tapestries reflects her time as a liturgical artist. In 1978, she started creating liturgical fiber arts inspired by several religious persuasions. Her weaving career began in the Andes Mountains of Peru, where she worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in a handicrafts program in the mid-1960s. During that time she studied ancient Peruvian textiles and helped contemporary native Peruvian weavers market their rugs and blankets.

She was taught to weave by a native craftsperson using a backstrap loom, a method that originated in ancient Inca and other pre-Columbian cultures. She has a Master of Fine Arts in fiber arts from the University of Washington and has received a Fulbright grant to study prehistoric Danish textiles and create fiber art in Copenhagen. She also received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to study tantric art. Her website is spirittapestries.com.

Her tapestries are featured with creations by two other artists as well. Read about the exhibit here: http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58420:Artistic%20Trio%20Featured%20in%20February&catid=1049:artist-a-galleries

Tapestries are a great addition to the home. For those who are considering displaying this instead of a painting, here are some questions that people frequently ask.

First, how do you hang tapestry? Well, there are two ways to do it. You can either use a wooden dowel or a decorative rod. You do this by putting in the rod through a hidden pocket similar to what you do when you hang a curtain which you can easily get it from the hardware store.

The difference with the two is that the wooden dowel can only hold short tapestries while the decorative rod can hold longer ones. To make it look nice, you can hang a set of tieback tassels that coordinate with the colors in the tapestry on each of the rod. Another suggestion will be to use other decorative items to accentuate the tapestry.

But what if the tapestry you purchased does not have a hidden pocket for the rod? If that is case, don’t worry because you can make one by getting some thread. The other option is to use special clips which can also be attached to a rod.

What do you do if the tapestry has creases? The only way to get rid of creases is to iron it out. If you have steamer, that shouldn’t be a problem but if you are using an iron, put the tapestry on an ironing board face down including a soft cloth along the crease. Gently iron it until the crease has been removed.

So far, we’ve uncovered some interesting facts about Tapestries. You may decide that the following information is even more interesting.

If there is a flaw in the tapestry, does this mean it is a factory defect? When we see this in clothes, the answer is yes but in the case of tapestry, the answer is no. This is because hand woven tapestries are individual woven on a loom which means you can’t expect it uniform. Of course the story is different when this is made by a machine which is why you should check it carefully before leaving the store.

How do you clean tapestry? The best thing about tapestries is that it requires low maintenance. This means you can get it cleaned by using a light brush or vacuuming the front and back once or twice a year. You also have the option of bringing it to the laundry for dry cleaning.

What if the bottom part of the tapestry curls? Such things happen because of the weather and the only way to stop this from happening is put some weight in the bottom. The other option will be to sow a pocket in the bottom so a rod can be inserted because the more pull it provides, the greater the chances that crease issue will be resolved.

Should tapestries be only displayed indoors? The answer is no but be warned that frequent exposure to direct sunlight will make the fabric of the tapestry fade. If you still want to display it outside, make sure that this in hung somewhere that does not get a lot of exposure from the sun.

Now that you know a thing or two about tapestries, you should not have problem displaying and taking care of it. The only challenge now is finding one that will follow the overall theme of the room.

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