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Ten years in the making: Sark celebrates tapestry completion

A community project depicting Sark's Les Autelets and coastline in wool goes on display.

In 2015, a group of Sark residents launched a tapestry weaving project.

A decade later, the work is ready to be revealed.

Islanders are invited to view the work at the Sark Art Gallery from 5pm today (21 August).

Sark resident Linda Williams says it is a proper community piece.

"It was quite a project, but we did have a lot of fun doing it.

"We would spend a couple of hours on Friday afternoons working on the piece.

"We made every colour, which were each made of five different threads.

"Then we took it down to the cider barn when we had various open days, and we invited visitors to put some stitches in.

"The Lieutenant-Governor came over and put some stitches in as well, which I think he thoroughly enjoyed."

Linda says some local legends have been woven into the work.

"There's a carriage horse that was well-loved on the island called Ronaldo. We had some hair from his tail incorporated into the grey rock areas.

"We also had wool that was spun from Percil the sheep, he was a well-known character on the island because of the sheep racing."

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