Weaving Commissions

"We love Mary Anne’s work for being a modern take on textile art. She was wonderful to work with, sending us progress photos based on the inspiration images that we provided. The result is a delightful combination of colours and textures!"

Lori Steeves, Founder and Creative Director of Simply Home Decorating

Art can carry the creator to a different world and time. Art can convey a sense of wander or one of rootedness. It is a looking glass into the memories and dreams, into the hopes and possibility of the collector and the creator. Art is a means of expressing the emotions of our soul.

Creating unique, custom textile art for collectors is one of Mary Anne's most fulfilling acts as an artist. To weave the stories of a family, the hopes of an individual, the memories of beloved people or places through the rise and fall of strands of wool over thread, row upon row is a special honour that she treats with a tender kindness.

Each tapestry is created by hand using natural fibres, many of which are hand dyed and sourced locally from small batch yarn producers. Tapestries are mounted on modern walnut, ash, cherry and maple wood hangers that are crafted locally from sustainable products or woven directly into ash frames in sizes ranging from 16 inches to 6 feet in width.

The design and creative process is a collaboration with the client to create a woven image that compliments their vision and aesthetic. The commission process begins with a design consultation via e-mail or video call, followed by design sketches, fibre palette curation and then the woven practice which will be documented for process updates.

What Clients are Saying: 

 “I would absolutely recommend a tapestry from House of Woolly Thyme. Mary Anne recently commissioned a piece for me and the level of customer service, creativity and care she took in completing it was exceptional. She made the process very easy and asked for plenty of feedback so I could make changes if I wanted to. The high quality of the fibers has created a really great texture. The tapestry is so beautiful and unique and I cannot wait to have this one of a kind piece of art hanging in my home for many years to come!”

Heather Mills, Commission Client

“My partner and I have been slowly adding pieces to our home, to reflect our artistic taste, who we are, and to make our home more inviting. We were quite new to textile arts and when I first saw Mary Anne’s work on instagram, I knew we had to have some of her art in our home. Not really knowing where to start, I contacted her and this began a very comfortable exchange by email. With her guidance and our vision, it really didn’t take long to come up with a concept. We couldn’t be more pleased with our own, custom, commissioned tapestry weaving!! We have it hanging in a room where we spend a great deal of time, and it is one of the first things visitors see when they round the corner into our living room. Family and friends of all ages have been drawn to it, the colours, the composition (a beautiful coastal view that we hope to find in real life when we find land on which to build a cottage one of these days), and the warmth it adds to our home. We adore it and love being able to look at it every single day!“

Sandra Mantle, Commission Client