The Liverpool Tapestry:
People, Places and Passions
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My home is a short walk away from Sefton Park, which opened
in 1872 to provide a recreational area for the local community and
which remains an important landmark in the history of Liverpool.
Over the years the park has given me many happy memories,
from feeding the ducks at the lake with my children, keeping fit
by jogging round the perimeter and participating each year in the
Race for Life, to celebrating my 50th birthday at the Palm House.
I therefore decided to stitch the Field of Hope, which was created
in 1991 by the Marie Curie Foundation for Cancer Research, and
which each spring creates a spectacular display and another reason
for me to visit. One million bulbs were planted, and it has become
for many people a place for reflection and tranquillity and is a
symbol of optimism and hope.
I feel very proud and privileged to have made a small contribution
to the Tapestry Project which will create a lasting pictorial account
of Liverpool in 2008.”
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I decided to try out a stitch other than tent stitch on this piece,
and I liked the combination of the orange and peach colours. As
it was a cheerful colour scheme, I decided to add some texture for
foliage to show the lamb in springtime.”
Sefton Park in Spring
Designed and stitched by Josephine Flett
Superlambanana
Designed and stitched by Margaret Gold