Thursday, April 2, 2009

Traditional Tapestries often amaze modern art lovers with their bright, vivid colors of medieval times. A tapestry is actually a type of textile art, hand woven on a vertical loom. It is weft-faced weaving and is carried out in four stages – creation, warping, weaving, and finition. Creation is the first work that consists in the detailed drawing of the motif. After that production starts in the warping workshop. Warping is the weaving preparation. The third step is weaving. A tapestry is the outcome of the intersection of two kinds of threads, warp threads are laid out lengthways and crossways. Finition includes the final step of finishing the tapestry.
The unicorn has been popularly used over the centuries as a common myth in literature and arts, but it is a creature that never set its feet on earth. Unicorn Tapestries, as the name itself indicates, depict pictures of unicorn. Just like the mythical creature, unicorn, unicorn tapestries too, leave a lot to the imagination of an on-looker and arouse several unanswered questions in one’s mind. The origin of unicorn tapestries can be dated back to the medieval ages. These tapestries depict pictures of unicorn, which is considered to be a symbol of Christ and are often used to depict Resurrection, Incarnation and other such themes from the Bible. Extraordinary pieces of art, these unicorn tapestries are the perfect gifts for almost every occasion.