Over the years, I’ve highlighted many, many tapestry projects from around the world. Past or current, these tapestry projects have always fascinated me!
In recent decades, tapestries that use fabric and thread as a storytelling medium have become quite popular.
Although we’ve seen a plethora of them springing up around the world, they’re not really a new thing. The Bayeux Tapestry has been around for how long? Almost 1,000 years!
Here in the States, we have our share of tapestry projects, too. One of my favorites to follow has been the Plymouth Tapestry Project, which I previously highlighted here.
But in case you haven’t heard about it, there’s another BIG tapestry project underway on the East Coast. It’s called “America’s Tapestry.” Commemorating the upcoming 250th signing of the Declaration of Independence, the tapestry highlights historical events in, or aspects of, the original thirteen colonies.
If you haven’t heard about this tapestry project and you’d like to know more about it, you can explore the website for America’s Tapestry here. It’s such an impressively organized project!
So, if you’re looking for something BIG to explore this weekend, why not delve into the major work going into America’s Tapestry? Be sure to explore the various social media links for each panel’s stitchers and organizers, too, if you want to see detailed photos of the panels underway.
Who knows? Maybe you’ll come away from the experience planning a tapestry for your own town, county, state, or country!
Have a lovely weekend!
Thanks for posting this! It looks like most of the stitching will be done in public by ordinary citizens but my state has stitch-from-home campaign.
Thanks for highlighting this project, Mary. I’m one of the directors for the Delaware panel and it’s a fabulous, once-in-a-lifetime project! I’m honored to be a part of it.