A Clever Miniature Tapestry Idea

The finishing continues on the final panel of the Fate, Destiny and Self-Determination tapestry installation. Here, Agota Dolinay helps out

Christine Shipley brought this sweet little tapestry contraption to class. A very clever design for a miniature tapestry loom!

Going to France in the next couple of months? Check out this exhibit in Aubusson. 

Tapestry by Clare Coyle, Planted Oghams, part of a recent British Tapestry Group exhibit. 

Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language. There are roughly 400 surviving orthodox inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain; the bulk of them are in the south of Ireland .

Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a high medieval Bríatharogam tradition ascribing names of trees to the individual letters. The etymology of the word ogam or ogham remains undetermined. to learn more about this early Irish alphabet go to Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language. There are roughly 400 surviving orthodox inscriptions on stone monuments throughout Ireland and western Britain; the bulk of them are in the south of Ireland . To learn more about his early Irish alphabet go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogham

Exhibition British Tapestry Group - Scottish members
You can see the rest of the exhibit by clicking on this link:
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CALL FOR ENTRY
Small Tapestry International 4: Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Innovation (American Tapestry Alliance)
Entry Information
Entry to STI 4: Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Innovation is open to all tapestry artists who design and weave their own tapestries (defined as “hand-woven, weft-faced fabric with discontinuous wefts”), either individually or collaboratively (all assistants shall be named). Multimedia work will be considered as long as the primary medium is tapestry. Entries must be one-of-a-kind and have been completed after January 2013. Entries may not have been shown previously in any ATA exhibition, including the Unjuried Small Format show. Artists may submit up to three pieces, but a maximum of one piece per artist will be accepted. For more information, contact Exhibition Chair, Pamela Done: pamela@donefamily.org
Entry deadline: October 31, 2014 Click on this link for entry form: http://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/small-tapesty-international/small-tapestry-international-4-honoring-tradition-inspiring-innovation/