About Tapestry - Firefly
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Take a look at the beautiful designs that we have available.
These are all inspired by my travels around the world and different
ancient cultures.
You can take a look at these and pick the one that takes your fancy,
we can then send you a kit so that you can make it yourself!
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Designs
are inspired by kelims, carpets and tiles seen whilst travelling through
Turkey.
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Papyrus
paintings, carvings and treasures from ancient tombs provide a wealth
of inspiration.
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The
decorative knotwork of the ancient Celts is common throughout our collection.
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Mosaics
and ancient tapestry around the world make up this collection.
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Watching
the Mayan women work on their backstrap looms provided a wealth of inspiration.
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Beautifully
coloured Navajo rugs and sandpaintings make wonderful tapestries.
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Symbolic
carving and weaving by the Maori create unusual designs.
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These
designs are based on paintings of artists I met whilst travelling through
Australia.
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First
in a new series based on the ancient myths of the Haida from Western
Canada.
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South American Collection |
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First
in a new series based on South America |
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Firefly
Designs creating Tapestry kits is a family run business based on a farm in the heart of Devon
in England.
We design tapestries based on the art of cultures from
around the world, both ancient and modern, ranging from
Roman to Mayan
to naive artists in Australia.
We spend considerable time in each
country researching its history and the traditions and beliefs of
its people. Also of course we study its art, present and past, and
if possible work alongside traditional artists.
In Egypt we met, Ahmed and Mohammed, who let us work
with them in their workshop. This was a small mud hut,
soon filled with the fine white dust of their carving
and the sound of an Egyptian love song playing on an
ancient tape machine. Ahmed carved for us a beautiful
image of Isis, our favourite of the goddesses, from
which we created our first Egyptian tapestry. This was a
truly magical and joyful time. Never had we experienced
such a joy for life and when we left, we knew that we
took with us more than just our ideas for tapestries.
Dedicated in finding the very best
Tapestry kit Designs
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