The type of looms I use for tapestry are termed "high-warp." Simply put, this means that the threads affixed to the loom are strung vertically rather than horizontally. One weaves from the bottom of the weaving area upwards. When that section grows full, it is scrolled downward pulling down a next fresh section of warp for work. Above are three of the loom sizes I use in my studio.

The essentials of this type of loom originated in Gobelin, France about 700 years ago. Since then, there's not been significant change in design. Many an architect has been driven nearly crazy in my studio trying his best to think of a way to motorize the work while keeping that subtle, dense bas-relief texture inherent to a hand-beaten textile. To work a high-warp loom is at once to be an artist and a field laborer. One's hands work ceaselessly as a chant while the mind's eye watches over the building forms and colors.