Express yourself with one-of-a-kind handwoven wool blankets, tapestries and accessories from the Montana mountains.
Kathy Wishnie
111 North Shore Drive #12
Belgrade, MT
59714
(406) 388-4573
info@mountainweaver.com
For centuries, tapestries have warmed and brightened the dreary, damp walls of medieval castles and estates. Today's homes are much more comfortable, but tapestries still bring tranquility and warmth to our décor through the beauty of fine art.
My tapestries are developed from my drawings of nature and from my imagination. When the design seems right to me, I begin to prepare the yarns and colors needed. The most lustrous long wool fleeces are dyed, often blending several colors in each yarn to give a rich depth. Then the yarn is hand spun on my traditional spinning wheel. After this preparation, the loom is warped and the detailed weaving begins, often taking a month to complete. As the image appears in weaving, design changes may be made to make the tapestry as perfect as possible.
Each completed tapestry is beautiful, a sound fabric to last forever, but it also feels nice to touch. Textiles have a tactile dimension that other wall pieces lack. They invite a viewer to come closer and look but also to touch.
You will love one of these beautiful tapestries in your home as part of your art collection.