Not having an in-depth knowledge of the “Hunt of the Unicorn” tapestries, I came to them free of pre-conceptions and visiting the Cloisters for the first time was a unique experience. . . On viewing the tapestries for the first time, I saw simple things: Their condition, the strength of colour, their flatness . . . – TT p.5-6

below, West Dean Studio, The Hunt of the Unicorn (detail)
"The Hunt of the Unicorn" series, exhibited at the Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, can be seen in
Margaret Freeman, The Unicorn Tapestries, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art), 1976.

You find areas that excite you more than others. For me, it was the use of hachures in the legs and dogs in the “Start of the Hunt” tapestry. The Studio's re-creations of these tapestries were to be woven from the front; the originals were woven in the traditional Gobelins technique from the back. Formal hachure is woven only from the back of the tapestry. So we challenged this by attempting many versions of the hachure, one of the most exciting aspects of the interpretation. – TT p.6

above and below, West Dean Studio, The Hunt of the Unicorn (detail)
"The Hunt of the Unicorn" series, exhibited at the Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, can be seen in
Margaret Freeman, The Unicorn Tapestries, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art), 1976.

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