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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Russell

Bayeux Tapestry replica challenge giving grey hairs to primary school teacher

A trained primary school teacher said that copying mistakes in the Bayeux Tapestry is going to “turn her hair grey”, almost six years into a project to stitch a full-size replica of the medieval original.

Mia Hansson said she passed the halfway mark in January of this year, having crafted 34.2 metres (112 feet) of the 68.38 metre (224 feet) artwork.

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