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The Completion of the Stirling Tapestries

Madelyn van der Hoogt Dec 4, 2015 - 1 min read

The Completion of the Stirling Tapestries Primary Image

An inkle loom and shuttle ready to weave. Photo by George Boe

 

Stirling Castle in Scotland has a new addition this summer: a handmade tapestry that serves as a replica of what may have hung in the royal halls during James V's reign. 

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The tapestry is the final piece in a series of seven, known as
The Mystic Hunt Of The Unicorn
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Commissioned by Historic Scotland in 2001, the project aims to restore the palace's interior to how it may have looked in the 1500s. During that time, James V had hundreds of tapestries, with one particular set focusing on "the historie of the unicorne."
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