The Tapestry Keeper

By Vishal K

A tapestry. A secret. A woman erased by history.

In 16th-century Bruges, amidst the turmoil of guild politics and religious upheaval, seventeen-year-old Lieve van Rijk dares to do the unthinkable-take up her father's loom after his sudden death. With women barred from weaving by guild law and her family's honor in tatters, Lieve secretly completes a royal commission under a false name, embedding hidden messages of betrayal, resilience, and hope into the threads.

Guided by Elie Morel, a French-Jewish dyer in exile, Lieve learns the forbidden art of ancient dyes and sacred patterns. But when her work is discovered and her secret exposed, she must choose between silence and legacy.

Centuries later, Clara Janssen, a textile curator in Amsterdam, uncovers a forgotten masterpiece titled The Keeper, hidden behind a monastery wall. A near-invisible monogram-L.V.R.-beckons Clara into a labyrinth of lost workshops, coded tapestries, and silenced female voices. As she follows the thread backward in time, Clara begins to unravel not just the story of a weaver erased from history-but one that might change her own future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKTLB268
• ISBN13: 9798296056528
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"