Local Arts Scene: e Pulhams
Pulham Market Millennium Tapestry In 2000, a group of volunteers decided to stitch a tapestry
608,000 stitches. The basic design is enhanced with details top-
depicting village buildings and activities through the years
stitched on the wool with silk. The left hand side of the tapestry
from the mediaeval market to the modern Music Day. It was a
generally represents modern Pulham Market with the right hand
chance to show Pulham Market in all its glory.
side mostly showing the village in the past. At each corner of
It was an ambitious project taking a staggering fifteen months of planning from the idea's inception to the insertion of the first stitch. In total the project took five years to design and stitch,
the tapestry is a series of small squares which symbolise village organisations past and present. The central panel is of the village green and the activities that have taken place there.
with working hours estimated at 10,000 and total cost of
The tapestry is mounted inside Pulham Market Memorial Hall,
ÂŁ8000. There were just 14 stitchers but many more helpers on
housed in a magnificent arts and crafts style English oak
the sidelines offering donations, fund-raising support and any
cabinet, designed and made by local craftsman Derrick Ibbott. It
other help needed.
is displayed in three panels to form a triptych and is open to
The stunning Tapestry is made up of nine picture panels and four pieces of border and measures 6ft 6ins by 4ft 6ins. It is stitched using over 500 mixes of wool and includes over
view on public occasions. Private viewings for groups and parties can be arranged by contacting Jean Croft on 01379 853965. www.pulham-market.co.uk
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