tapestry

noun (plural tapestries)

• a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving coloured weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or soft furnishing: panelled walls hung with old tapestries [mass noun]:motifs and compositions used in Indian tapestry [as modifier]:tapestry bags
• used in reference to an intricate or complex sequence of events:the loopiness of the Commons adds to life’s rich tapestry