Joan Baxter, “Woven Monochrome”, Detail.

Educational Articles relating to Handwoven Tapestry

Newest  Article

• Baxter, Joan Commission Studio Weaving Part 1: Working in Studios
• McAfee, Phoebe Commission Studio Weaving Part 2: Weaving Mark Adams Designs

Table of Contents:

Overview or history of tapestry

• Hoskins, Nancy Arthur Coptic Fabrics and the Fauves
• Kane, Tina The Troyes Mémoire: The Making of a Medieval Tapestry
• Kane, Tina Woven Stories: Tapestry and Text in the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
• Kidd, Jane  Checking the Pulse: Reflecting on the ‘American Tapestry Biennial 4’ in an Expanded Field
• Laffer, Christine Fiber Arts and Tapestry: 1960 to 1986 in the United States
• Laffer, Christine, Coordinator, Political Strings: Tapestry Seen and Unseen
• Marcus, Sharon, Critical Issues in Tapestry
• Rees, Linda The Emergence of Contemporary Tapestry: An Overview

Design and Sampling

• Armour, Patricia; Benjamin, Karen; Dunn, Patricia; Ellis, Marcia; Kocherovsky, Anna; MacDonald, Margo; Mayne, Lynn; Norgaard, Inge; Stevens, Becky; ed. Linda Rees Choosing Colors
• Brennan, Archie The Space Between the Warps
• Lane, Mary and Mary Jane Lord, Eds. Commissioning Tapestries
• Lane, Mary, Ed. Inspiration & Creativity
• Rivers, Christine, Coordinator, H: a Journey in Tapestry
• Todd-Hooker, Kathe The Simple, Short Version of Colour Movement in Tapestry

Tapestry Techniques

• Austin, J and M Lane. Eds. Glossary of Tapestry Terms
• Brennan, Archie Copper Pipe Looms
• Brennan, Archie The Space Between the Warps
• Maffei, Susan Martin Slits
• Todd-Hooker, Kathe Choosing warp and weft: once again and some new stuff!

Finishing and Photography

• Hart, Lyn Say Cheese
• Lane, Mary, Ed. Mounting and Hanging Tapestries: A Variety of Solutions

Education

• Lauzon, Wendy and Olguin, Pamela Palma  Perspectives from the 2018 International Student Award
• Brothers, Lynda and Thoma Ewen Young Enthusiasm: Teaching Tapestry in the Schools
• Chandrasena, Prashani and Sohareva, Jekaterina Perspectives from the 2017 International Student Award
• Diazoni, Erika, Susan Weir & Melissa Wong, ed. Mary Lane What Students Say
• Gary, Catherine;  Pinar, Marina; and Uibo, Birgit  Students’ Reflections on Tapestry
• Hogg, Sharon, Margaret Jones and Sabrina Niebler The Student Perspective
• Lauzon, Wendy and Pamela Palma Olguín, Perspectives from the 2018 International Student Award
• Reckert, Sally Encouraging children to weave
• Stevenson, Sally, Elizabeth Shoeman, Barbara Brophy and Suzanne Angevine  The Handweavers Guild of Boulder: A Tapestry Study Group

Blogging, Social Media, Exhibits

• Dale, Troy “Hey Kids! Let’s Put on a Show in the Barn”  
• Lane, Mary, Ed. Blog Tech
• Vogel, Jeane Get your work out there: EXHIBIT!

Individual Tapestry Artists/ Personal Stories

• Baxter, Joan Commission Studio Weaving Part 1: Working in Studios
• McAfee, Phoebe Commission Studio Weaving Part 2: Weaving Mark Adams Designs
• Hart, Lyn Review: A Weaverly Path: The Tapestry Life of Silvia Heyden, a film by Kenny Dalsheimer
• Lane, Mary Andean Meets Medieval European on the Streets of Manhattan: The Tapestries of Susan Martin Maffei
• Meetze, Janette The Tapestry Diary: It’s About Time
• Rea-Menzies, Marilyn and Tommye Scanlin Beyond the Warp: Continuing Education
• Sunday, Margaret, a personal and particular kind of beauty…
• Thomson, Christine. The Soul, Eye, Hand Connection
• Wallace, Linda Journeys in Art and Tapestry

Educational Articles are hosted on ATA’s website. Covering a variety of topics, they feature the work and writing of artists around the world. For more information, or to submit an idea for an article, email educationalarticles@americantapestryalliance.org.

More articles on tapestry weaving can be found in CODA and ATA’s newsletter, Tapestry Topics.