Educational Articles on Tapestry Weaving
Prashani Chnadrasena, “Lantern,” 43” x 25,” cotton, wool.
Educational Articles relating to Tapestry Weaving
Newest Article:
- Perspectives from the 2017 International Student Award by Prashani Chnadrasena and Jekaterina Sohareva
Table of Contents:
Overview or history of tapestry
- 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
- Maffei, Susan Martin Slits
Finishing and Photography
- Hart, Lyn Say Cheese
- Lane, Mary, Ed. Mounting and Hanging Tapestries: A Variety of Solutions
Education
- Chnadrasena, Prashani and Sohareva, Jekaterina Perspectives from the 2017 International Student Award
- Brothers, Lynda and Thoma Ewen Young Enthusiasm: Teaching Tapestry in the Schools
- 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
- Stevenson, Sally, Elizabeth Shoeman, Barbara Brophy and Suzanne Angevine The Handweavers Guild of Boulder: A Tapestry Study Group
Blogging, Social Media, Exhibits
- Lane, Mary, Ed. Blog Tech
- Dale, Troy “Hey Kids! Let’s Put on a Show in the Barn”
Individual Tapestry Artists/ Personal Stories
- 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.
