Aubusson weaves Tolkien: preparing the loom for the first Tolkien weaving

The Cité internationale de la tapisserie in Aubusson, France, has signed an agreement with the Tolkien Estate for creating an exclusive series of thirteen tapestries and one carpet to be woven at Aubusson over the course of four years. The creations are based on the original illustrative works produced by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), the "father" of Bilbo and The Lord of the Rings. The first weaving started in December 2017 in the weaving workshop in the Cité internationale de la tapisserie. This is how you must prepare the loom before the weaving , in order to start on a perfectly calibrated warp, for a perfect hand-made weaving!