Re: [lace] Bayeux Tapestry copy
Subject: [lace] Bayeux Tapestry copy Patricia wrote: Who saw The Antiques roadshow tonight? A man had brought along his copy, a work in progress, of the B. tapestry. He saw little pieces of copies at a reinactment event years ago and decided he could do it, too. Hi Patricia I saw it too and it was amazing! It was an incredibly long length of fabric and very impressive, particularly as the whole thing was worked in just the two stitches that he knew. Catherine Barley UK Who remembered to trim her post this time! - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bayeux Tapestry copy
I saw it too and was very impressed with what he'd done so far and his dedication - two hours a day for the past fourteen years! It should be added that it isn't the full height of the original - I'd say about 15 inches (maybe a bit more), but very, very long. He bought a pieces of material, drew the shapes and started sewing. I'm sure the expert said it was a sort of running stitch he'd used for the outlines. We couldn't see the detail of all of it, although it was unravelled and it looked like, although he'd done the outlining, he had parts to fill in near the beginning which was what we were shown particularly - we could see the rest stretching into the distance! I thought his filling stitches were very even. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Bayeux Tapestry copy
Who saw The Antiques roadshow tonight? A man had brought along his copy, a work in progress, of the B. tapestry. He saw little pieces of copies at a reinactment event years ago and decided he could do it, too. So, he bought the cloth, started drawing the design and sewed it in the two stitches he knows. It is, if I remember correctly, about 40 feet long and has been 17 years in the making but only 14 of serious effort. He spends a couple of hours every evening on it. It looked most impressive for a skilled sewer to have produced but clearly sewing wasn't a main interest of his till he started this project. For those who manage to see these programmes outside Britain it is in the second programme from the Royal Dockyards at Chatham in Kent. This isn't lace, I know, but is textile and I know from previous discussions that many people are interested in the Tapestry. Patricia in Wales - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
