HISTORY buff Andy Wilkinson has staged his own Norman Conquest by sewing a 40ft-long version of the Bayeux Tapestry that has taken him 18 years to finish.

A man has spent eight years recreating a section of the Bayeux Tapestry. Andy Wilkinson, of Chatham, Kent, got the idea after seeing a copied part of the tapestry, which depicts the Battle of Hastings ...

Now sewing fanatic Heather Hems (Pictured), from Lyndhurst, Hampshire, hopes to be recognised by Guinness World Records for her work, which covers twice the area of the Bayeux Tapestry.

They say a stitch in time saves nine. So keen embroider Vivienne Tuddenham must have saved millions after spending 445 hours on part of a large Bayeux-inspired tapestry. The 71-year-old, from ...

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Stitchers avoids the obvious beats of a dramatic rhythm; sometimes this is exciting, at others it’s downright odd, such as the underplayed ending. Awkward scattered solo scenes fail adequately ...

This sewing machine, it turns out, is destined to pass messages between generations. In Fountainbridge in 1954, Connie Baxter gets a job as a seamstress in the sewing room of the Royal Infirmary.

They say a stitch in time saves nine.MORE: Massive 136ft crane hoisted into place for Norwich Castle revamp Mrs Tuddenham, who has always enjoyed sewing since she was 14, said: “Having the tapestry to ...