There is a certain art in making tapestries. And in so doing
there are various techniques involved in the creation of this unique work of
art. To some, a tapestry may just be some piece of textile. But for the trained
eye, every tapestry involves many types of creativity and imagination while it
is being made. It has a certain artistry truly unique in its own art form. With
this in mind, a tapestry becomes no more an ordinary commodity but a special
form of artistic creation.
There are many ways in which a tapestry can be made. There
are certain techniques involved in manipulating threads and color and combine
them to produce quite interesting images and patterns that make them really
unique. And making tapestries not only involves using the imagination and
creativity but also a higher level of skill working with the material, which is
textile.
There are many techniques involved in the creation of
tapestries and rugs. The most notable of this is how the threads that make up
the whole tapestry is placed and woven together. The techniques usually vary
from where the tapestry is being made or where it originally came from.
There are some forms of tapestries that are made using a
flat woven technique. Some of these techniques include brocading and
embroidery. Tapestries coming from Turkey as well as some Caucasian and Turkish
influenced British creations make use of the technique using what is called the
Turkish knot. This is also known as the ghiordes or the symmetrical knot.
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