Tapestry Creation | Manufacture of Les Gobelins

Thanks to the flat stitch technique, the weavers create contemporary and historical tapestries in this workshop.

By Mobilier National, Manufacture des Gobelins, de Beauvais, de la Savonnerie

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The famous weaving workshops of the Royal Manufacture of Crown Furniture, set up in the Gobelins by Colbert and run by the painter Charles Le Brun from 1663 onwards.

Haute-lice historiqueMobilier National, Manufacture des Gobelins, de Beauvais, de la Savonnerie

They supplied modern tapestries to the royal collections of Louis XIV.

Gestes pour le tissage en haute-liceMobilier National, Manufacture des Gobelins, de Beauvais, de la Savonnerie

This work continues to this very day for public buildings.

Extrait tapisserieMobilier National, Manufacture des Gobelins, de Beauvais, de la Savonnerie

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