What is a tapestry?

By definition, a tapestry is a weft-faced plain weave with discontinuous wefts that conceal all of its warps. Simply weave the warp and weft threads together, and voila—you have a tapestry

What is a tapestry used for?

tapestry, woven decorative fabric, the design of which is built up in the course of weaving. Broadly, the name has been used for almost any heavy material, handwoven, machine woven, or even embroidered, used to cover furniture, walls, or floors or for the decoration of clothing.

What even is a tapestry?

A tapestry is a woven structure that has threads running in both directions. Despite modern technological advances, the techniques involved in tapestry weaving have changed very little over time. Weaving a tapestry remains a labour-intensive process, requiring exceptional attention to detail.

Why are tapestries so expensive?

Requiring huge amounts of time, skilled labor and luxury materials to produce, tapestries were the ultimate prestige art form in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. But now these historic hangings sell for much less than they originally cost, and sometimes for less than they were selling even 40 years ago.

Why is it called a tapestry?

In English, “tapestry” has two senses, both of which apply to most of the works discussed here. Firstly it means work using the tapestry weaving technique described above and below, and secondly it means a rather large textile wall hanging with a figurative design

Where to buy tapestry in Namibia??

It is available at Winhoek Textile Distributors ,Coricraft Windhoek and Scrapbooking Namibia.