Tapestry workshop, Les Gobelins, Le Mobilier National, Paris, France

Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen reflected in mirrors used to check the front (underside), in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Women weaving a tapestry on a loom, seen reflected in mirrors used to check the front (underside), in the Atelier Basse Lisse, workshop making tapestries of smooth base on horizontal looms, in the Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The basse lisse technique was developed in the 18th century and involves moving warp threads using pedals while passing a wooden flute through while following the design. Picture by Manuel Cohen