Two date palms rise with birds flying around them in this date palms and ducks tapestry, and a gathering of ducks and waterbirds fills the ground below.
Details
- Size: 37 x 20 in (93 x 52 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
At 3.1 ft tall and narrow, this wool wall hanging belongs on a slim wall, in a hallway, or beside a doorway or staircase. It comes without a sleeve or rod pocket. Stitch hook-and-loop tape across the top and fix the other half to a wooden batten; a clip rail also works, or a tailor can sew on a casing for a rod.
Woven freehand
The palms, birds and ducks are woven straight onto the warp with no cartoon behind them. Natural plant dyes colour the wool, so the fronds and feathers carry soft changes of tone.
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