Tapestry is defined as a weighty cloth material that is fabricated with rich multiple colors that depicts certain scenes or designs and it is usually placed on the walls as a dcor and sometimes to hide the furnishings. The American Heritage dictionary has given this definition.
The process of weaving originated from the making of baskets in the early period where stiff fibers were used. People started to use flexible fibers with the creation of the loom. The loom holds the distorted strands tightly whereas the crosswise thread strands are woven.
Before the eighteenth century, small changes were made to the loom. After this period, different inventions eventually lead to the mechanization of looms. The Englishmen mostly made these inventions. Weaving with hands was more or less discontinued throughout the Industrial Revolution although it was still carried continued as skilled work in some countries.
All through the different periods, the principles of weaving did not change be it the pegs on the floor (which were used before) to the mechanized loom that are available nowadays. Making of the sheds, picking and beating are the three aspects of weaving. The...
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