Sunday, 23 February 2020
Bayeux Tapestry Fun 2
I get tingles down my spine as I begin to work that iconic Point de Bayeux or Bayeux Tapestry Stitch .
Does any body else get that feeling ?
It was designed that the thread is not wasted when filling in large areas of the design , because the thread does not pass over the back of the linen .
The wool was precious then , being hand spun and dyed .. and it is expensive to buy today , sometimes quite hard to find too .
If you're interested , I did talk about how to do this in an earlier post . Here's the link to it -
http://pixiepinsandneedles.blogspot.com/2017/09/le-point-de-bayeux-bayeux-tapestry.html
The Bayeux Tapestry stitch seems to go fast !
I might be wrong and it's just my own thought on it , but as I stitch , I get feeling the Bayeux Tapestry was stitched fast .
I have embroidered a small area of King Harold's face , I have penciled in his moustache , but decided to leave it until last , as I feel I want to get to know my good King before all the blood begins to run down his face .
It is thought that the next character who is being struck down with an axe by a knight on horseback , is also Harold and I am wondering if the character before this standing next to the knight holding the Dragon Banner about to throw a spear , might also be Harold ? So we see the whole sequence unfolding .
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Bayeux Tapestry fun,
Harold dies arrow in his eye,
Le Point de Bayeux,
The Bayeux Tapestry Stitch
..... cheerful .
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