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daveandtara · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject: Tapestry

this is the tapestry I started 16 months ago as a gift for my mate when he married treacle from over the road.

As you can see, it's still not finished.
Their first anniversary is next week Rolling Eyes

it's about 3ft x 2 and a half ft but will be a fair bit bigger when the border goes on and it's been stretched.

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gormless · Doc Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 644

wow impressive Very Happy

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Oh Tara!!! It' breathtaking! Shocked

Absolutely beautotil.... Very Happy

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Wow!

daveandtara · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject:

I met him cos I had a shop which sold archery equipt and he needed bespoke arrows (a big lad, 6ft 5") so I've used a archery theme.

in the tapestry he has a real oak longbow (not sewn on yet) and there are dead animals with arrows (also not sewn on yet Embarassed

) sticking out of them all over the floor Laughing

his new stepdaughter is gathering apples, one of which will be balanced on treacle's head (but, of course, it's not there yet) and she has her hands over her eyes cos he's missed and killed all these animals Laughing

the wide border (all together now, not sewn on yet) reads ' trust is the foundation of marriage' and their names and date of the wedding.

at least it will if they are still together when, IF Shocked

I ever finish the blimmin thing Rolling Eyes

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redimp · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject:

tis very good Tara Very Happy

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wardy · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

Oh that's lovely Tara, beautiful Smile

You clever clogs you Very Happy

Hope you get it finished - soon Very Happy

lily · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:37 am Post subject:

Tara - that's lovely, it will make a great present, well worth waiting for Very Happy

Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3359 Location: Herts

Tara that is quite lovely ... Very Happy

Shall look forard to the completed article. Very Happy

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GREENWIZARD · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 53 Location: SCOTLAND

keep going Very Happy

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sunnysideup · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject:

that's sooo beautiful tara (stumped for words) Shocked

a real labour of love Very Happy

Elizabeth · Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 186 Location: Gloucestershire

daveandtara wrote:

this is the tapestry I started 16 months ago as a gift for my mate when he married treacle from over the road.

As you can see, it's still not finished.
Their first anniversary is next week Rolling Eyes

it's about 3ft x 2 and a half ft but will be a fair bit bigger when the border goes on and it's been stretched.

Have you finished this yet?

daveandtara · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject:

erm...ahem, no Embarassed

I've done more on it since that photo but somehow, it's never quite enough to give me 'closure' Laughing

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growing veg · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 256 Location: The Emerald Isle

Wow! It's beautiful Tara! You really are talented.
I'm crap with artsy stuff ... matchstick men's about the height of my art Laughing