Being a lover of all things Bayeux-Tapestry-related, I think it’s ok to share this article with you, even though it’s technically not about embroidery.

Well, I take that back. It is about embroidery – it’s about how a piece of embroidery from a thousand years ago helped an artisan today.

The story comes from the Daily Mail online, and it tells of a wood carver who, to overcome the grief of losing his sixteen-year-old son, turned to the Bayeux tapestry – with carving tools.

Normally, we talk about the Bayeux Tapestry worked in wool. But Jason Welch worked his version by hand in wood. Ah – the difference one letter can make!

The original article about the wood-carved Bayeux tapestry features pictures of the hand-carved wooden panels. The panels are gorgeous!

Embroidery is pretty influential stuff, isn’t it?

Hope you enjoy the article and the photos!