We saw this on BBC Breakfast and really wanted to see it in person especially after our recent holiday to visit the Normandy beaches.
The Longest Yarn is a knitted tableau of 80 scenes from the D-Day landings. The work is incredible, so many clever knitters giving colour and texture to the scenes.
Each scene is housed in a glass case giving a bit of reflection on photos but you can see the amazing skill from these I took on our visit to Southwell where it is on show until the end of September.
My favourite scene was Pegasus Bridge, it was amazing to see it knitted and looked exactly as we saw it. The scene with the full bridge, the cafe and the gliders brought a tear to my eye as I remembered the story of those brave men.
A massive congratulations to everyone involved in this stunning project, espevially the knitters. The web site has details of the companies that are helping move this important exhibition around the UK, there is also a list of dates of where it will be .... The Longest Yarn is definitely worth the long queue!
3 comments:
Wow, such a lot of work and many many hours have gone into that project, such talented crafters
Thank you for sharing these pictures Clare. I had heard of the exhibition but didn’t know where to start looking for it. Now I shall search online. Thank you. It looks amazing. Barbara @flashinscissors ☺️🙋♀️xx
All I can say is WOW. What amazing works of are the knitters created to tell the story. Thanks for sharing this exhibition.
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