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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4534927, member: 8267"]Thanks for the closeups. It is an interesting construction, and difficult to say for sure what is going on just from photos. It looks like the background (the cream color) was woven on a loom, and other elements of the design (the larger areas of green, and perhaps the red of her gown) either printed or painted, as [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER] suggests. The black lines look they might be added as embroidery.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a nice piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4534927, member: 8267"]Thanks for the closeups. It is an interesting construction, and difficult to say for sure what is going on just from photos. It looks like the background (the cream color) was woven on a loom, and other elements of the design (the larger areas of green, and perhaps the red of her gown) either printed or painted, as [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER] suggests. The black lines look they might be added as embroidery. It is a nice piece.[/QUOTE]
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