Everyone wants to surround themselves with beautiful things, return to a cozy house, admire beautiful interior items. There are many ways to bring zest to your life. A 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?
A tapestry is a hand-woven carpet that adorns furniture, walls, and clothes. Typically, the product is made on the basis of the plot pattern, although it can be depicted as an ornament. Tapestries have long been valued by many peoples. This is a great gift for any holiday. You do not need to be an expert in
applied art to appreciate it.
Historical reference
The history of this art is rooted in the 17th century, when the Tapestries brothers opened the royal manufactory in France. Continuing the work of their father, who was a dyer of wool, they not only strengthened the financial situation of the family and opened the carpet weaving, but also glorified the name of the ancestor throughout the world. Louis 14 himself bought the company and gave it the status of "royal". Manufacturers began to call products tapestries, and even in the most difficult times for the country, the government supported production. Carpets of marvelous beauty - a visiting card of France.
Tapestry Products
Our grandmothers were anxious about the tapestry, which during their youth was a deficit. It was believed that only wealthy families could afford to purchase a handmade product. The paintings served as a decoration of the house, and on the bed the bedspread proudly “reclined”. Tapestry is an expensive pleasure today. For a medium-sized picture, you will have to pay about 2 thousand rubles.
We are used to tapestries in the form of paintings, wall panels, bedspreads, tablecloths or napkins. However, often such a pattern adorns a piece of clothing: a bag, blouse, dress. It is now fashionable to wear a bezel or hair clip with a tapestry.
Haute couture
In the winter season of 2013-2014, the famous Russian fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev created the collection of light outerwear “Full Moon”, in which tapestries of domestic production were widely used. The master used the products of the Moscow Weaving Mill, the Vologda Textile enterprise, and the Smolensk hosiery factory. Tapestry, jacquard fabrics and linen became a source of inspiration for the maestro of high fashion. The collection is designed for both men and women.
Jackets, coats, tapestry jackets look stylish, fashionable and bright. There is one drawback of "high" products - their price. A female tapestry jacket costs about 10 thousand 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 picture of a venerable artist or other complex image - the product is “born” with difficulty. It is not enough for the 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.
A tapestry is created by weaving a weft and warp (transverse and longitudinal threads). When the base is ready, a drawing, which the master reproduces, is placed under it. Each row is fixed with a special rail, which allows you to adjust the thread tension. In the process, wool and even mohair threads of various colors and shades are used. The edge of the tapestry, which will be bent under the frame or hemmed, is made of linen threads. They are more durable than the main ones. A tapestry is not just a product, but a work of art.
The house where the tapestry "lives"
What is the central place in the bedroom? Right, bed. What is the center of gravity of a bed? Of course, a
blanket. The tapestry came in handy here too: the manufactories offer customers a huge selection of woven products. The simplest furniture will be decorated with a handmade blanket with an exquisite pattern. It can be made in a classic style or decorated with modern fashionable patterns. There are products with a "coupon" pattern. They are ideal for decorating any room.
Tapestry pillows, chair covers, chair covers and stools can complement the interior. Tablecloths, napkins will bring 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 picture on canvas or tapestry? It is difficult to give a definite answer to this question. Not everyone can hang an original on a nail, and woven products look no worse, and sometimes even more advantageous.
Many Russian and foreign weaving workshops with pleasure reproduce paintings of famous artists in the interweaving of threads. The works “Hunters at Rest”, “Rooks Have Arrived”, “Morning in a Pine Forest” and other works of art are widely represented in tapestry.
Masters reproduce the work of foreign artists, as well as create their own copyright motifs. Often woven and tapestry icons - such a product is truly priceless.
Guard at the Hermitage
The most famous museum of St. Petersburg has more than 3 million exhibits. The tapestry collection also found its place here. The museum presents the most famous products of St. Petersburg manufactory: “Poltava battle”, “Portrait of the Empress Anna Ioannovna”, several tapestries from the series “Countries of the World”. Hand-woven portraits of all the monarchs of the Empire, famous nobles, are also presented.
The museum stores many other tapestry paintings that were created in the 17-18 centuries. Some masterpieces were brought from France. They are unique instances. 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 preserves the walls of the museum.
Tapestry Care Rules
Tapestry is a unique product. In the workshop, it is necessarily covered with a special composition that increases wear resistance and gives a presentable appearance. To preserve the protective layer, it is important to properly care for the tapestry. Dry cleaning should be regularly carried out, where special gentle procedures are carried out. At home, the tapestry must be regularly vacuumed at low power. In no case should you wash and steam-steam the product: it will inevitably lose its shape and appearance.
Timeless
Gobelinov Street is the largest network of world-famous boutiques that offer customers only quality products. Products are created at production sites in France, Belgium, which guarantees their uniqueness. Tapestry is an ideal gift for true connoisseurs of art.
Gobelinov Street boutiques are located throughout Russia, and an online store selling products is operating. The manufacturer offers various tapestry products: from traditional pillowcases, tablecloths, panels, paintings to bags, toys and calendars.
You can buy tapestries in Moscow in many stores, but only branded boutiques guarantee the high quality of the products presented. Wondering what to give to your family and friends for the upcoming holiday? Now you know the answer to this difficult question!