This lion and gazelles tree of life tapestry shows a tree crowded with birds, while a lion, gazelles and a great goose move through the foliage beneath.
Details
- Size: 43 x 31 in (108 x 80 cm)
- Material: handspun wool
- Dye: coloured with natural plant dyes
- Signature: signed by the weaver in the weave
- One of a kind: woven freehand with no drawing behind the warp. There is no twin. The photographs are of this exact piece.
Where it hangs
With its tall format, it suits a narrow wall, a hallway, or the space beside a doorway or a staircase. It has no sleeve or rod pocket on the back; hook-and-loop tape stitched along the top, with a batten on the wall, is the easiest method, and a clip rail or tailored rod casing are the others.
On the loom
The weaver composed the tree and its animals directly on the warp, without a cartoon to copy. The wool is handspun and coloured with natural plant dyes, and the signature is part of the weave.
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