Wall tapestries are one of the forgotten arts today. In ancient and medieval times, hand woven wall tapestries were used to depict historical scenes, and keep the cold stone walls of buildings warm by helping to retain the heat from fireplaces. When central heating became available in modern times, much of the use of wall tapestries went out of vogue.
Hand designing and producing wall tapestries from any textile material is expensive and labor intensive, making hand woven wall tapestries too expensive for the average person to afford.
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You have shown some gorgeous tapestries here. They are not what you usually think of when you think of tapestries.
Tapestries are a great idea and with so many different subjects, there's always one or two that will fit with your ideas or home decor.
Yes! Warmth, that's what these tapestries evoke. I really like the idea of fabrics on the wall.