In this twin date palms with birds tapestry, two date palms rise over a flock of small birds and a tall triangular pigeon house.
Details
- Size: 44 x 26 in (112 x 66 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool
- Dye: coloured with natural plant dyes
- One of a kind: woven freehand with no sketch or cartoon behind the warp, so no second copy exists; the photographs show this exact piece.
Hanging it
The tall format suits a narrow wall, a hallway, or the space beside a doorway or staircase, and the palms draw the eye upward. It has no sleeve or rod pocket. Hook-and-loop tape sewn along the top, with the partner strip on a wooden batten, is the easiest way to hang it; a clip rail or a rod casing stitched on by a tailor also work.
Woven freehand
The tall pigeon house and the palms beside it are woven straight onto the warp without a cartoon. The wool is coloured with natural plant dyes, so its tones shift softly across the cloth.
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