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Tapestry is a form of textile art traditionally woven by hand on a loom, in which the weft threads alone form the finished image and the warp threads are entirely hidden. Tapestry weave pieces using linen survive from the tombs of Thutmose IV and Tutankhamen in ancient Egypt.
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MediumWeft-faced weaving on a loom, in wool, silk, cotton or metallic thread, with the warp threads fully concealed by the weft 1 Signature TechniqueWeft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work. 1 Place of OriginAncient Egypt; tapestry-weave linen pieces were found in the tombs of Thutmose IV and Tutankhamen. 1 Notable ExampleThe Bayeux Tapestry, a 68.38-metre embroidered frieze, technically an embroidery rather than a woven tapestry. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Tapestry is a form of textile art which was traditionally woven by hand on a loom...tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work...From ancient Egypt, tapestry weave pieces using linen were found in the tombs of both Thutmose IV and Tutankhamen.
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Technically, tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike most woven textiles, where both the warp and the weft threads may be visible.
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Wikimedia FoundationTapestry, Ancient sectionQuote, Tapestry, Ancient section
From ancient Egypt, tapestry weave pieces using linen were found in the tombs of both Thutmose IV (d. 1391 or 1388 BC) and Tutankhamen (c. 1323 BC)
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Wikimedia FoundationTapestry, Early and High medieval section, BayeuxQuote, Tapestry, Early and High medieval section, Bayeux
The most famous frieze hanging is the Bayeux Tapestry, actually an embroidery, which is 68.38 metres long and 0.5 metres wide
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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Textile Arts, Tapestry, opening sectionQuote, Associated With: Textile Arts, Tapestry, opening section
Tapestry is a form of textile art which was traditionally woven by hand on a loom.
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