Tapestry - what is it? Tapestry bedspread

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Everyone wants to surround themselves with beautiful things, return to a cozy home, admire beautiful interior items. There are many ways to bring zest to your life. Tapestry is a simple but elegant product that will decorate any room. It has a long history and even glorified the whole country, which is still proud of its woven plots.

Tapestry - what is it?

Tapestry is a hand-woven carpet that decorates furniture, walls, clothes. As a rule, the product is made on the basis of a plot drawing, although an ornament may be depicted on it. Tapestries have long been valued by many nations. This is a great gift for any holiday. You don't have to be a craftsman to appreciate it.

Historical background

The history of this art goes back to the 17th century, when the Gobelin brothers opened the royal manufactory in France. Continuing the work of their father, who was a wool dyer, they not only strengthened the financial position of the family and opened a carpet weaving, but also glorified the name of their ancestor to the whole world. Louis 14 himself bought the company andgave him the status of "royal". Manufacturers' products began to be called tapestries, and even in the most difficult times for the country, the government supported production. Carpets of wondrous beauty are the hallmark of France.

Tapestry products

Our grandmothers were kind to the tapestry, which was in short supply during their youth. It was believed that only we althy families could afford to purchase a handmade product. Paintings served as a decoration of the house, and a bedspread proudly “reclined” on the bed. Tapestry and today - an expensive pleasure. For a medium-sized painting, you will have to pay about 2 thousand rubles.

We are accustomed to tapestries in the form of paintings, wall panels, bedspreads, tablecloths or napkins. However, often such a pattern adorns any item of clothing: a bag, a blouse, a dress. Now it is fashionable to wear a headband or hair clip with a tapestry.

Couture

In the winter season of 2013-2014, the famous Russian fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev created the Full Moon collection of light outerwear, in which he widely used domestic tapestries. The master used the products of the Moscow weaving mill, the Vologda Textile enterprise, the Smolensk hosiery factory. Tapestry, jacquard fabrics and linen have become a source of inspiration for the maestro of haute couture. The collection is designed for both men and women.

Jackets, coats, tapestry jackets look stylish, fashionable and bright. There is one drawback with "high" products - their price. A women's tapestry jacket costs about 10thousand rubles.

Tapestry production

From a technical point of view, weaving a tapestry is easy, but since it is often based on a work of art: a painting by a venerable artist or another complex image, the product is “born” with difficulty. It is not enough for a master to have the skills of a weaver, he himself must be an esthete, subtly feel the transition of colors and shades, the play of shadows and have his own professional secrets.

The tapestry is created by weaving weft and warp (cross and longitudinal threads). When the base is ready, a drawing is placed under it, which the master reproduces. Each row is fixed with a special rail that allows you to adjust the thread tension. The process uses woolen and even mohair threads of various colors and shades. The edge of the tapestry, which will be folded under the frame or hemmed, is made of linen threads. They are more durable than the main ones. Tapestry is not just a product, but a work of art.

The house where the tapestry "lives"

What is the centerpiece of the bedroom? That's right, the bed. What is the "center of gravity" of the bed? Of course, the cover. The tapestry came in handy here too: manufacturers offer customers a huge selection of woven products. The simplest furniture will be decorated with a hand-made bedspread with an exquisite pattern. It can be made in a classic style or decorated with a modern trendy pattern. There are products with a "coupon" pattern. They are perfect for decorating any space.

Complement the interior cantapestry cushions, chair covers, chair and stool covers. Tablecloths and napkins will add sophistication to the meal, and curtains with a woven pattern will make the windows stylish.

Paintings and icons

Tapestry paintings are in no way inferior to traditional images. They convey the entire palette of colors, the play of shadow and light, although they do not look as bright as their prototypes. What is better to decorate the interior - a painting on canvas or a tapestry? It is difficult to give an unambiguous answer to this question. Not everyone can hang the original on a nail, and woven products look just as good, and sometimes more advantageous.

Many Russian and foreign weaving workshops are happy to reproduce paintings by famous artists in weaving threads. The works "Hunters at Rest", "Rooks Have Arrived", "Morning in a Pine Forest" and other works of art are widely presented in tapestry.

Masters reproduce the works of foreign artists, and also create their own author's motifs. Often, tapestry icons are also woven - such a product is truly priceless.

On guard at the Hermitage

The most famous museum of St. Petersburg has more than 3 million exhibits. The collection of tapestries also found its place here. The museum presents the most famous products of the St. Petersburg manufactory: "Poltava Battle", "Portrait of Empress Anna Ioannovna", several tapestries from the "Countries of the World" series. Also presented are hand-woven portraits of all the monarchs of the Empire, famous nobles.

The museum houses many other tapestry paintings thatwere created in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some masterpieces were brought from France. They are unique specimens. To see the entire collection of products, you need to visit the museum yourself.

You can't come to the northern capital and not go to the Hermitage. Tapestries, paintings, archaeological finds - this and much more is stored on the walls of the museum.

Tapestry Care Rules

Tapestry is a unique product. In the workshop, it is necessarily covered with a special compound that increases wear resistance and gives a presentable appearance. To maintain the protective layer, it is important to properly care for the tapestry. You should regularly hand over products to dry cleaning, where special gentle procedures are carried out. At home, the tapestry should be regularly vacuumed at low power. In no case should you wash and steam the product: it will inevitably lose its shape and appearance.

Out of time

"Gobelin Street" is the largest network of boutiques known all over the world that offer customers only quality goods. Products are created at production sites in France, Belgium, which guarantees their uniqueness. A tapestry is the perfect gift for true connoisseurs of art.

Ulitsa Gobelenov brand boutiques are located all over Russia, there is an online store selling products. The manufacturer offers a variety of tapestry products: from traditional pillowcases, tablecloths, panels, paintings to bags, toys and calendars.

You can buy tapestries in Moscow in many stores, butonly branded boutiques guarantee the high quality of the presented products. Thinking about what to give your family and friends for the upcoming holiday? Now you know the answer to this difficult question!