When transposed into textiles, they give off a pixelated texture from the “warps and wefts of the thread”, which is enhanced by the use of saturated colours. The tapestries, of which nine are on show, ...

Though it's described as a tapestry, it is actually linen cloth embroidered with wool thread. In another room of the museum, a permanent exhibition describes how it was made and gives an overview ...

In 1824, workers at Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, the most prestigious tapestry makers in the world, were convinced that they were having the wool pulled ... time when dyes, thread and even ...