The Battle Of Fulford Tapestry

THE team creating a huge tapestry showcasing an ancient battle near York is looking for fellow embroiderers to join them in “sewing a piece of history”.

The creation of the 15-feet tapestry is well underway and the first three feet, depicting the arrival at Scarborough of Harald Hardrada, king of Norway, is now complete.

The project, which has been funded with part of a £24,000 lottery grant awarded to the Fulford Battlefield Society, began in 2005. After a slow start due to a lack of volunteers, it could now be finished by the end of the year.

One of the organisers, Mary Ann Dearlove, 63, said: “We are really motoring on with it now.

“I am on a bit of a recruitment drive at the moment because we need more people who can come down and work on it. The first three feet are done and we are working on the next section which depicts the arrival of both sides at Fulford. Once you start working on it, time absolutely flies – it’s so absorbing,” she added.

“It’s not complicated at all – it’s a laid stitch which is fairly basic.”

The embroiderers meet at Barley Hall in Coffee Yard, and will be there on Wednesday, from 10am to 2pm, if anyone is interested in adding to the piece.

Taken From ThePress.co.uk