Thursday, February 27, 2014

Reports from Around the Web

Coral, our South African (former?) blogging friend sent me this link about a giant Star Wars tapestry. She was put off by calling it a tapestry since that is weaving and this thirty foot Star Wars embroidery is done in cross-stitch. Tapestry is weaving. However, since the Bayeux Tapestries are embroidered (and thus not technically tapestries) are the most famous tapestries going, I'm willing to cut some slack. Also 30-foot Star Wars embroidery. Also, $20,000.

CinDC, our friend at Pencils Crossing, sent this story of a recently unearthed stitchery. It's incredible how it brings together the dude's interests (19th century workhouses) and mine (embroidery).  Also the embroidery was found in County Durham, where the dude is from. You can read more about the Frayed exhibit here. And if you are in or near Norwich, why haven't you gone to see it yet?

8 comments:

Margaret said...

Ok, that Coruscant Tapestry is pretty cool. Not for $20,000, but still.

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diamondc said...

Super beautiful.

Catherine

Thoeria said...

$20,000?! I'm a Star Wars fan myself......but....really?

Chris said...

Very cool links! Thanks

Coral said...

The Frayed Exhibit looked fascinating. I wonder if Valium and Prozac might have helped this poor woman?

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

Do you know how pissed off I am about that exhibition? It's actually in Great Yarmouth rather than Norwich and only TEN miles from my house.

I read about it before Christmas and thought "that would be good" and then promptly forgot all about it over the festive period. I have now read two articles about what was on display there and of course it ended the weekend just gone when I rarely had things on BOTH days.

Not happy is putting it mildly!

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

And I want the Corusant Tapestry too!

How much do you think a Game of Thrones tapestry would go for?