Millenium Tapestry
- http://www.goring-gap.co.uk/tapestry.htm
- This original work of art measuring 8ft x 4ft 8in (2.43 x 1.42m) depicts aspects of village life in Goring, Streatley and surrounding areas at the end of the twentieth century. Designed and hand-made entirely by local inhabitants, it comprises 565,882 stitches and involved some 2500 hours of work.
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- http://www.slaley.northumberland.sch.uk/work/tapestry.htm
- The Millennium Tapestry was designed and made by all the children at Slaley First School, and was completed in the summer of 2000. It was exhibited at Alnwick Castle and Hexham Abbey, and now hangs in the School Hall.
The Harris Tapestry
- http://www.harristapestry.co.uk/
- The Harris Tapestry consists of 8 individual panels. Each panel depicts a different area of the Isle of Harris. The tapestry is all hand made and only local natural fibres have been used.
The Overlord Embroidery
- http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/overlord.htm
- The Overlord Embroidery is a unique 83-metre-long textile tribute to the sacrifice and heroism of those who took part in Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, on 6 June 1944.