Peacocks and Birds by the Water — Handwoven Egyptian Wool Tapestry, 29"

Peacocks and birds walk and fly beside a band of rippling water in this peacocks and birds by the water tapestry, 29 in on its longest side.

Details

• Size: 29 x 25 in (74 x 64 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

Hung on a slim wall, in a corridor or beside a doorway or staircase, its upright shape reads well. It is supplied with no sleeve or rod pocket. Hook-and-loop tape along the top edge, with the matching half on a wooden batten, keeps it flat against the wall; a clip rail or a rod casing sewn by a tailor are simple alternatives.

Water and feathers

The ripples of the water and the long tails of the peacocks are both drawn in wool directly on the loom, with no cartoon to copy. Natural plant dyes give the yarn its soft, varied colour.

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