This is just one of the 77 panels that comprise the Quaker Tapestry. A modern tapestry, this international community project explores three centuries of social history within 77 fascinating and unique panels. The Quaker Tapestry is made in a form known as narrative crewel embroidery. It is a delightful visual chronicle of Quaker life over more than 350 years since the Quaker movement gained momentum around 1652 to the present day.
The project began in 1981, when Anne Wynn Wilson, an experienced embroiderer, established the style. Anne's idea was to create a technique which would enable everyone who wished to participate in the process to do so, whatever their previous embroidery experience. Since 1981, over 4,000 men, women, and children from fifteen countries have participated in this beautiful example of storytelling through craftsmanship.
The Quaker Tapestry today is housed within the Friends Meeting House in Kendal, Cumbria. It continues to provide opportunities for learning and the sharing of new skills in the friendly atmosphere of its programme of workshops.
Peace-making and reconciliation often require the responsibility of working together over a long period of time. Quakers in Northern Ireland committed themselves to two small but demanding ventures in which personal relationships could be built up: at the Maze Prison a canteen and children's playroom for visiting families provided the background for listening to often bewildered people, and at Quaker Cottage children from both sides of the torn community are able to enjoy holidays together. Quakers are convinced that it is often through small processes that transforming events take place. This quilt was designed by Anne Wynn-Wilson and embroidered by Quakers in Northern Ireland.
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