SueCS textiles: trip to Knutsford

A little late with this post as I have been very busy. However here goes - I spent a couple of days with my friend Chris who lives in Eccles, I decided I wanted to go to Fred Auldous to get some aqua film which they used to sell by the metre- of course they do not now stock this, but did it deter me???

Of course not, as I just had to stroll around, and subsequently I had to buy other things which I could not go without!!! Hence spent around £50.00 -like you do.

The next day we decided to go to Knutsford in Cheshire. I think I have been before, but that would be a long time ago. What a beautiful, interesting town. Well laid out with tons of flowers & very historic buildings.

However their signage is not great, and we had difficulties in finding the Heritage Centre. After asking a local couple (the man said there was no heritage in Knutsford!!!!!) His wife was flabbergasted -we eventually asked in a bank, and only one person knew where it was!!!!???

It was worth the effort though.

We had come to see the Three panelled Knutsford Tapestry, which was fantastic.

Beautifully designed for the Millennium by Sue Newhouse and stitched by numerous people- I believe locals were asking for their houses to be included, and were told yes, but either you or a friend must stitch it. It was designed to be made in small pieces and then skillfully stitched together. Therefore at least 3000 people had a hand in the making.

The building in which the Heritage Centre was housed, is extremely old and the small courtyards were stunning, a little haven.

The photos below show the tapestry and some of the actual town-can you tell the difference???