Portion on the Town Centre

Save Our Tapestry

In the autumn of 2011 it was discovered that the Tapestry had been infested with carpet beetle, the larvae of which, commonly known as ‘woolly bear’, were slowly eating away at this masterpiece.

In order to remedy this situation the tapestry had to be taken down, sealed in polythene ‘capsules’, and put into an industrial deep freeze at minus 30^o  for 3 weeks to ensure all traces of the beetle and its eggs were destroyed. It was then thawed and returned to the Centre.

The old oak frames have been removed from the walls and new, fully sealed frames will replace these. The repairs to the tapestry will be undertaken by Jacqueline Hyman, a textile conservation expert. and we look forward to having the tapestry back in its rightful place this summer.

All this remedial work is costing in the region of £20,000 and fund-raising will continue for several months. The Knutsford Guardian is helping with this through the Stitch in Time Appeal. All donations, however small, will be gratefully received.

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