Tapestries of Shimmering Thread by LadyBrooke

Chapter 1

Vairë’s tapestries are not Ents or Dwarves, with minds of their own and the ability to make their own decisions independent of her wishes. But neither are they static images which forever display only one view of the world, though they appear that way to everyone save Vairë.

To Men of Númenor passing through on their way to the Gift of Men, they show the intricate workings inspired by Elvish tapestries that lined the halls of their grand palaces. To the Noldor waiting in these halls, they show hallmarks of Queen Míriel’s talents or the style adopted by Indis’ handmaids, as each elf remembers the style of their homes.

The Sindar see threads glowing in the moonlight in the earliest tapestries, and the lush greens and bright colors in the later ones. And there are other styles, Avari of every tribe, Men who do not belong to any house, and Dwarves of the East and West, which show themselves to those of their group who pass through.

Vairë alone sees all the images in each tapestry, the stories of Men of Rhûn and Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, Sindar of Doriath and Noldor of the House of Fingolfin interwoven in shimmering threads that never really settle in one style.