Feb 25, 2021 · Questions from readers of my book, The Art of Tapestry Weaving. Today's question is about weaving tapestry from the front or from the back and what I even me...

Feb 18, 2014 · Because the colored wefts entirely cover the warps, the figurative design they've built up will be visible on the front and back of the tapestry. For example, the pictures below show the front and back of a tapestry: the back, shown on …

Feb 25, 2021 · What does it mean to weave tapestry from the front or from the back? I demonstrate this in the video below, but the short answer is that the side of the tapestry that will be showing when hung on the wall or used in some other manner, is the front. Tapestry is a one-sided fabric in almost all cases* and it is important to know which side of the ...

Jan 19, 2015 · Have you ever compared the front and back of a tapestry? The front of a tapestry is art. In the hands of a skilled weaver it displays incredible artistry and fine detail.

Nov 7, 2019 · A tapestry is a fabric woven by hand that has a picture or design on it. The front side of the tapestry that we see will be a beautiful picture or design, made of threads woven by hand or with a loom. The back side of the tapestry will be all the loose ends of the thread or yarn.

Nov 17, 2021 · There is no right way to weave tapestry, but there are pros & cons to weaving from the front & the back. You can even weave sideways!

Nov 26, 2014 · He has frequently stated (or at least it is frequently repeated by tapestry weavers) that weaving from the back is driven by technique and weaving from the front is driven by image. In a world where WYSIWYG**, perhaps this is the way it should be.

The front and back of a tapestry may be identical, each with the completely finished design and all yarn ends concealed. In contrast, many tapestries show the final image only on the front, and the reverse side reveals a tangle of loose threads.

From Back to Front focuses on tapestry weaving that – for varied reasons – is intrigued by the edges and limits of the woven structure. Read the accompanying essay From Back to Front to learn more about the work.

Sep 19, 2016 · Tapestries are funny things. On the back they resemble a collection of completely unrelated threads amounting to absolutely nothing. On the front, the threads come together to form a picture of great beauty. Needless to say, they take a great deal of time and effort to make. The Durham tapestries probably took years to produce, not months.