Hastings Embroidery

The Embroidery is worked in appliqué by hand, with the addition of couched threads and cords, tweed from Scotland, fabrics from the Victoria and Albert Museum, and feathers from London Zoo.

It is currently in storage, and apart from two panels on permanent display in the Town Hall, cannot be viewed, despite local protests.

In March 2018 Hastings Borough Council announced that it would be "very happy for any organization to have it free of charge to display", provided they have the space and appropriate conditions for preservation.

[3][2] Between May and October 2019 all 27 panels of the Hastings Embroidery were displayed to the public in Rye, East Sussex, for the first time since it was locked up in storage.

[4] The exhibition was accompanied by an immersive media installation by Tim Hopkins[5] and newly commissioned music piece entitled Stitched by Robert Thomas.