This flower garden and birds tapestry is a densely planted garden in full bloom, with small birds taking flight above it.
Details
- Size: 43 x 29 in (110 x 73 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Style: Wissa Wassef style
- Dye: coloured with natural plant dyes
- One of a kind: woven freehand from no sketch or cartoon. No second copy exists. The photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
A garden this wide looks right above a sofa, a bed or a sideboard. The tapestry comes without a sleeve or rod pocket. Sew hook-and-loop tape along its top and fix the matching half to a wooden batten. Clip rails work well too, or a tailor can make a rod casing.
Planted in wool
In the Wissa Wassef style the weaver composes on the loom, so every stem and bloom in this garden tapestry is set by eye. Plant-dyed wool keeps the colours soft and slightly uneven, the way natural dyes do.
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