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EMBROIDERY

Our perception of textiles can be somewhat narrow because we all too often associate them with just clothing and fashion. Looking at textiles in the broader sense, including tapestry and embroidery, we can understand that they have formed an important and historical cross-cultural link of the way we need and use such materials in a basic domestic sense, but also as an important source of adornment and luxury.

TAP IN TIME

Tapestries have been part of the historical timeline since the Hellenistic period. Remnants of Greek tapestries from the 3rd century BC have been archaeologically excavated. Accost anyone on a British high street they would more than likely cite the Bayeux Tapestry as being one of the most famous in

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