Show and Tell Friday: Tapestry

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show-and-tell.jpg Kelli at There’s No Place Like Home hosts “Show and Tell Friday” asking “Do you have a something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, an antique find. Your show and tell can be old or new. Use your imagination and dig through those old boxes in your closet if you have to! Feel free to share pictures and if there’s a story behind your special something, that’s even better! If you would like to join in, all you have to do is post your “Show and Tell” on your blog, copy the post link, come over here and add it to Mr. Linky. Guidelines are here.“

Some years ago we had an outlet mall nearby set in an old textile mill. One of its stores sold different sized tapestries. It seems like most of them were smaller sized, not the museum-wall kind. I don’t remember if the store sold anything else. But once day I needed something of a proportionate size to go above our piano, so I looked in the tapestry store and found this:

Tapestry

I loved the colors, the style, and the setting. And it was only $14. I covered the edges with bias tape binding (I don’t know if that is the “proper” way to finish off a tapestry, but it worked) and made a pocket on top for a small curtain rod to fit through. It fit above the piano nicely.

Tapestry

In one sense it doesn’t go as well in this room — we had a lot of blues in the living room in the house where we lived when I first got the tapestry. If I ever have a sewing/craft/guest room combination I think I will move it into there. But from time to time I like to look on this peaceful scene of these ever-diligent ladies (who convict me sometimes) doing their handwork.

22 thoughts on “Show and Tell Friday: Tapestry”

  1. Such a beautiful tapestry and it does look perfect hanging over the piano! I love your living room, such a comfy and peaceful look to it. xo

  4. I so love tapestries. Whenever I am out and come upon a batch I always dream of getting one….Then I somehow reason I don’t really need it. One of these days…I am going to just get one.

    Your tapestry is just beautiful along with your room.

    Take care,
    Connie

  12. How nice! Oh I wish I would have been able to go to that outlet mall at that old textile mill!

    And the picture of the room looks very cozy – and very American or even British, too! I very much like that style!

    Best wishes from Germany, Anita

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