How to find the perfect Tapestry

From old times, tapestries were used by the public to remain warm and keep out the cold, or it also tells a story of different places like churches at that time when most of the population was illiterate. For a trained and skilled person it is not a difficult task to identify an antique and traditional tapestry. By learning right techniques, you can inspect a tapestry and also find out if it is a contemporary machine finished work, an antique work or totally fake.

Check out the fabric

While choosing a tapestry for your house, it is very important to check its material or fabric thoroughly.  Here is the checklist for you to inspect the fabric of your Patchwork Tapestry.

• Verify if the tapestry is made of cotton, linen, or wool. These materials are usually used to build tapestries during the period of 15th and to the 17th centuries, or a mixture of fabrics. Silk cloth may signify an excellent antique tapestry, as royal family often made to order tapestries in fine silk. Nylon and Polyester materials indicate a fake piece, as these fabrics were not presented until modern times.
• For selecting a good tapestry, search for a manufacturer’s label or extra identification for instance, a batch number of the tapestry. Look at the bottom side in the front of the tapestry. In older tapestries, generally there are initials or name of the individual is marked in the front of the tapestry who crafted it, which is either stitched on the material or printed in dye.
• To verify the size, look at the stitch up with the help of magnifying glass. Verify to make sure that the stitches differ in size, however still close together. Even, consistent stitches point out a current, machine made formation.
• Check the colors of the tapestry with a loupe; some of the traditional tapestries were not woven, but prepared by dyed threads. Verify for some flow of colors or vanishing; the dye colors which are used on antique tapestries were often take out from plants or even by some insects. If all the colors seem to be great, with no color variation, still you cannot guarantee that the tapestry is historic. Ensure the precision of the design on each side. Check that the design is bright on each side, because designs are representing on both sides in the antique tapestry. One-sided bohemian tapestries designate an additional modern tapestry.

Design is also important

It is essential to keep in mind the design of the tapestry. Verify whether the tapestry is really antique or not, because an antique tapestry depicts images and tells stories of the time interval in which it was prepared. Look for descriptions of royalty, which were frequently commissioned for hanging in fortress, or stories of famous battles and invasions. Biblical pictures signify that you can hang your tapestry in a church. Search for mythological images, a drawing which became famous on tapestries in the middle ages. Seek advice from an expert who is experienced in appraising and researching traditional tapestries if you have any doubt. An expert can check the dyes and fabric and determine other significant factors, such as cost.