February 04, 2003
By: Laurie Simpson
Website: http://www.tapestry-tapestry.com
You can add new touches to old favorites with unfinished tapestries
Decorating can be an exciting event for most people and adding your own personal touches can increase the pleasure. People creating the right environment will often choose to decorate with tapestry and unfinished tapestries can be an interesting tool for your creativity. Many people buy tapestry completely finished and ready to hang or place. Unfinished tapestries do not have finished edges or piping attached. They will not have sleeves for a hanging rod or any backing completing the work. They are simply the woven piece of fabric and the tapestry work made in various sizes. They can be custom ordered in any size or color you may need to fill your decorating vision.
These creations of unfinished tapestries straight off the loom allow you to use them on your own projects. You may have a specific footstool you would like to recover or throw cushions you would like to refresh with a new look. You can order the size and shape that you require and then do the refinishing yourself. You may even have a pattern of your own that you would like to have produced into a tapestry for your home. Many manufacturers will accommodate this request.
Most often a store that sells finished tapestries will also sell unfinished ones and allow you to order special requests. You will find stores on the Internet that provide a good selection and make ordering easy and fast. Shopping online allows you to examine and compare all of the choices available to you before you buy.
Author Notes:
Laurie Simpson contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.tapestry-tapestry.com.
Tapestries make elegant gifts as table runners, pillows, throws and wall hangings found in traditional and medieval prints.