~ Antique Tapestry Pillows ~

Designers have appreciated the beauty of Old World Tapestry Pillows to enhance couches and chairs throughout the 19th and 20th century. We, at Studio Veneto, also see the beauty and have devoted much time in preserving the Old French and Belium Tapestry Fragments which we have incorporated into pillows. We strive for an array of colors to compliment your decor. Please view our extensive custom made colletion of exquisite tapestry pillows....www.studioveneto.com

In the Middle Ages tapestries, had a purely utilitarian function. They were originally designed to protect medieval rooms from damp and cold weather, to cover austere

walls of big castles, or to insulate big rooms into mor comforable quarters. Tapestries used for furninshing big stone castles, were very big in size and they required bigrooms, many workers ad high capital investments. Thus, manufacturers of this type arose in prosperous localities, usually weaving centers. By 1500, Flanders, especially Brussels and Bruges, had become the chief places of production. Due to their size and intricacy, tapestries became investments and displays of wealth and power.

~Mille Fleurs Tapestries

Belgian tapestries have existed since medieval times, crediting the country with hundred of years of experience in the fine art of weaving. European tapestries

originated in France before medieval times, though most French weavers fled to what is now known as Belgium during the Hundred Year War. Before the Jacquard

loom tapestries were hand woven and therefore became a skill that was passed down through Belgian families for centuries after the weavers arrived.

~Charli Jhonson