Aubusson weaves Tolkien : preparing the first weaving

The Cité internationale de la tapisserie in Aubusson, France, has signed an agreement with the Tolkien Estate for creating an exclusive series of thirteen tapestries and one carpet to be woven at Aubusson over the course of four years. The creations will be based on the original illustrative works produced by J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), the "father" of Bilbo and The Lord of the Rings. To "translate" these original artworks into tapestries, the weaving commitee has to decide what will be the technical bias for each tapestry.