My friend brought this back to me from France. It’s a complete reproduction (scale 1:7) of the Bayeux Tapestry. She brought it just in time because the boys began studying this part of history last week.
The book is made of one long paper, folded into 11-inch sections.
I don’t know why it’s called a tapestry. It’s an enormous embroidery project that tells the story Harold, William, and the Battle of Hastings where the Normans conquered the Saxons.
The book reaches across the length of our back patio, which is as wide as our house.
I decided that the boys needed to gain an appreciation for the magnitude of this tapestry, so they are doing an art history project this week. We traced the portion of the tapestry where Harold is killed. (If you’re going to ask boys to work with thread and fabric, it had better be something violent.)
They work a little bit each day.
Real men must learn appreciation for beauty and history and gain practical skills.