It was part of the 150th Anniversary of the Institute's founding, 1849-1999. I was asked to present some designs for a wall hanginging they were proposing to be 8 meters in length or 24 feet. After a number of presentations, the one with Gailhac, our Founder, open to the world and God was chosen. I had never approached anything as long as this project.
Much time is needed for the preparations before one can actually weave.
The warp must be planned and made. Then the entire design must be drawn in actual size. The yarns need to be selected, the color scheme must be finalized, bobbins made so the shuttles can be filled for weaving. As I progressed along, beyond the letters and words, I was able to change the color and value of the plain weave background. Color possibilities were also changed with one thread, allowing for greater subtleties.