Happy Spring everyone!

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.

Hey hey everyone! Just a quick post to let you know about the Cyber Week sale going on at The Tapestry Standard. Use coupon code cybertapestry to get an instant 10% off all orders over $50. This sale is only going on until Saturday, Dec. 6th at midnight so be sure to start your holiday shopping now to save!

In other news, The Tapestry Standard is proud to introduce a new guest blogger who is going to entertain you with fun stories of our tapestry’s origins. His name is Ted Kerwood-Winslow and he is never historically accurate but always funny. The first story post will be tomorrow, I’d love to know what you think!

From now until midnight tomorrow The Tapestry Standard is having a huge Thanksgiving Day sale!

All tapestries are marked down up to 40% already plus you can use coupon code: thankstap to get an additional 12% off your entire order.

Tapestries make great, unique gifts for the holidays that the receiver can treasure for a lifetime. Come check out the deals and get your holiday shopping done early. Visit The Tapestry Standard now!

I hope you are all enjoying the change of scenery at The Tapestry Standard.  We got a little tired of the old design and decided to lighten it up a little. 

We have also added even more tapestries!  If you want to see impressive size and beautiful weaving, please check out our new Large Vertical tapestries.  A large tapestry is a work of art and deserves to be the centerpiece of a room.  You can design a whole space around these gorgeous wall hangings.  They look especially impressive in a high ceiling room or an open foyer. 

One of our newest and most charming horizontal tapestries is Le Lignon Classique.  This stunning wall tapestry is done in the Verdure style, popular in the industry.  The beautiful soft sage greens, golden browns, and stunning blue hues make this tapestry a masterpiece.  It looks stunning against cream colored walls and any shade of wood finish. 

Enjoy our larger selection of tapestry wall hangings and the new store design!

Art tapestries make beautiful and classy additions to your home decor.  There are few other ways to add sophistication and color so easily and with such a wonderful outcome.  These art tapestries are all new and at low prices, as usual.

The Kiss tapestry is perhaps a favorite of ours.  There is so much color and movement in this piece – it makes a dull room sparkle with color and life.  It really makes a statement against neutral colored walls or against a warm brown. 

Add the beautiful work of Van Gogh to your home with his Cafe at Night wall hanging.  The deep, rich blues of this piece set off cream walls and furniture marvelously.

This medieval art tapestry by William Morris defines the genre and time period.  The Knights of the Round Table tapestry shows off the mystical beauty of the unicorn and the deep dark of the unknown forests.

Just imagine what these tapestries can do for your home!  Come browse our selection of fine wall tapestries and save at The Tapestry Standard.

If you have never heard of William Morris or seen his work, I highly suggest you take a look at these William Morris tapestries.  He is known for patterns of swirling leaves and earthy tones.  Scenes of nature and stylized medieval designs are the typical subject matter of his work. 

William Morris led a fascinating and enriching life.  He was involved not only in the arts, but also the politics of the time.  He led to the reinsurgence of handmade crafts and textiles, in the face of the Industrial Revolution.  He was also a writer, who was greatly influenced by the work of John Ruskin “Sesame and Lilies” and Thomas Malory “Morte d’Arthur”.  He and his life long friend, Edward Burne-Jones started a decorative arts firm that included artists such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 

His most famous works are:  The Tree of Life, The Holy Grail tapestry series, and Ehret Die Frauen.  You can see more tapestry wall hangings at The Tapestry Standard.

Everyone loves the works of famous artists like Van Gogh, Degas and Michelangelo.  Did you know that their artwork is even more beautiful in tapestry form?  Well, it is.  Seriously.  The woven texture gives the piece a whole new dimension…the third dimension.  The images really pop out at you. 

For example, take a look at this version of Monet’s Garden at Giverny Pond tapestry.  Doesn’t it look almost real?  The depth of the water and the many many layers of color and foliage…breathtaking. 

The same goes with this Self Portrait of Van Gogh tapestry – it almost looks better than the original painting!

Get the most out of your home decor with stunning wall tapestries from your favorite artists at The Tapestry Standard!

What is negative space?  Well, it is the space on your walls between wall hangings.  Most people don’t think of the impact negative space has on their overall decor, but it really does play an important role. 

A great example of using negative space is if you have a very large wall.  Obviously, you don’t want to fill the entire wall with stuff – it would look overcrowded and the sheer size of the clutter will be overwhelming to the eyes.  So, how do you properly handle a space this large?  It’s easy.  It is all about symmetry and leaving the proper amount of negative space.  Since negative space gives proportion to a room, it kind of acts like a balancing element.  You can do many things with a large wall space.  You can create a very simple look with one large tapestry, hung in the center of the wall.  This leaves uniform negative space around the art work.  This style will draw your eyes immediately to the tapestry, using the negative space as a frame around the piece.  This works well with light colored walls, but not so well with darker colored walls. 

To get around the darker colored walls, you can break up your wall into multiple pieces using negative space.  Instead of hanging one very large tapestry, you can hang three or four smaller pieces.  For an interesting look, use tapestries that are not uniformly shaped.  For example, two square tapestries, one vertical rectangular, and one horizontal rectangular creates an interesting presentation of art.  The dark walls still frame each piece, but the negative space is “chopped” up into smaller sections. 

Play around with the negative space aspect of interior design.  I guarantee you will notice an immediate difference in your home decor.

I was visiting our mill this weekend, and I got to see just how complicated looms are.  I witnessed the setup of a loom for a single tapestry size and design.  I only saw them finishing it up – they had been working on it for days.  Days!  No wonder custom tapestry work is so darned expensive.  Just setting up the weft for one color took hours.  I couldn’t believe it.  Seeing all the work go into the setup, before a single weave was woven…it gave me a whole new respect for weaving and all other fabric arts. 

I was so fascinated by the whole process, that I did some research when I got home.  The loom they were using is probably the most modern and it still took days to set up.  It got me to thinking about the more “archaic” loom styles that are still used today.  I mean, let’s consider the Jacquard loom.  This style of loom is still widely used today because it can make extremely intricate designs – perfect for wall tapestries.  But, these looms can take up to three weeks to rethread for a new design.  Weeks!  Most Jacquard looms are set up for one design, one size, one time only.  Those looms can be used over and over again to create the same design, but that’s about it. 

So, when you look at a tapestry, or are shopping for one you know one thing for sure…it took days to set up the loom to weave that tapestry.  Just imagine how long it took to set up the loom for these unicorn tapestries! 

Come and browse our enormous selection of handmade tapestry wall hangings for your home decor!

For a large section of the country, the past few days (and the forecasted week ahead) looked pretty gloomy.  Cool temperatures, very little sunshine, clouds and rain rain rain.  There is nothing like gloomy weather to take the fun right out of Spring.  There are measures you can take to keep the gloom outside and make your home decor cheery and, well…Spring-like.

I know I’ve written about Spring cleaning.  If you haven’t already performed your yearly overhaul cleaning…now is a great time to do it.  You are pretty much stuck inside anyway.  So, clean if you haven’t already.  Next, all you need to do is add some color and a bit of nature.  Hang photographs of flowers or meadows around your home, or hang a delicate floral wall tapestry to lighten the mood.  Color is more important than anything, so make sure to hang something with bright Spring colors.  Light greens, yellows, oranges, reds and rich blues and purples will not only lighten your mood…they will create depth to your home decor.  Everyone reacts to colors, whether on a conscious or subconscious level.  Brighter colors are more intense, and they can really be uplifting.  The trees outside are green, so why shouldn’t you have bright green accent pillows (if it works with your decor, that is)?  Add a splash of color – I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

If you are looking for inspiration, visit The Tapestry Standard and browse our landscape wall hangings.