A flock of long-tailed birds flies and rests across the whole panel of this birds in flight and at rest tapestry, filling it from edge to edge.
Details
- Size: 30 x 22 in (75 x 55 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 upright, it suits a narrow wall, a hallway, or the space beside a doorway or staircase. There is no rod pocket or sleeve on the back. Sew a strip of hook-and-loop tape across the top and fix its partner to a wooden batten; a clip rail is quicker still, and a tailor can sew on a casing for a rod.
Bird by bird
Each bird is shaped individually in wool, with no drawing behind the warp, so no two in the flock are quite the same. The natural plant dyes give the wool gentle variations of tone.
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