'I hate chain-mail': The woman racing to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry
Summary
Mia Hansson, an artist in Cambridgeshire, is creating a full-size replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, which originally depicts the 1066 Norman conquest of England. She aims to complete her project by October 2027, coinciding with the tapestry's display in London and its return to the Bayeux Museum in Normandy. Hansson has already completed 55 meters of the replica and works steadily each year to meet her deadline.Key Facts
- Mia Hansson is working on a replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, an artwork that is nearly 1,000 years old.
- The original tapestry tells the story of the 1066 Norman conquest of England.
- Hansson started her project in 2016 and has been working for nearly ten years.
- She aims to finish by October 2027, when the tapestry will be displayed in London and later return to Normandy.
- As of now, she has completed 55 meters out of the total 70 meters.
- The original tapestry uses only seven colors, which Hansson is replicating in her work.
- Hansson works from a personal "roadmap" to plan her embroidery scenes.
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