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The Longest Yarn 2024
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An 80 meter 3 D knitted/crocheted work depicting The Longest Day 6th June 1944 in time for the 80th Anniversary.
Inspired by Tansy Forster who admired very much the toppers and yarn bombing events in the UK - had the idea she�d make a topper for her garden wall in Houesville for 80th Anniversary, however mulling it over with a few other folk and a some other knitters the whole thing rather grew and now It�s a work of 80 meters representing 80 years and the 80 days of The Battle of Normandy, it is broken up in to 80 1 meter panels being constructed around the world� from as far as Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and here in Europe.
Each panel represents what happened on June 6th 1944 - with men loading up in England and stuck there because of the storm, to the fierce battles on the landing beaches in Normandy, the bombardment of the civilian population with towns and cities flattened by allied bombing. The combined battle casualties of the Invasion were 550,000 of that 4,000 civilians, it�s estimated 250,000 cows were killed on 6th June. Source:- Link
It is a registered non profit Association based in France, and totally self funding.
It was on tour in Llandudno from 2 - 29 October 2024 supplemented by other events in the town.
An 80 meter 3 D knitted/crocheted work depicting The Longest Day 6th June 1944 in time for the 80th Anniversary.
Inspired by Tansy Forster who admired very much the toppers and yarn bombing events in the UK - had the idea she�d make a topper for her garden wall in Houesville for 80th Anniversary, however mulling it over with a few other folk and a some other knitters the whole thing rather grew and now It�s a work of 80 meters representing 80 years and the 80 days of The Battle of Normandy, it is broken up in to 80 1 meter panels being constructed around the world� from as far as Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and here in Europe.
Each panel represents what happened on June 6th 1944 - with men loading up in England and stuck there because of the storm, to the fierce battles on the landing beaches in Normandy, the bombardment of the civilian population with towns and cities flattened by allied bombing. The combined battle casualties of the Invasion were 550,000 of that 4,000 civilians, it�s estimated 250,000 cows were killed on 6th June. Source:- Link
It is a registered non profit Association based in France, and totally self funding.
It was on tour in Llandudno from 2 - 29 October 2024 supplemented by other events in the town.
Created: Sun, 13 Oct 2024, Updated: Sun, 13 Oct 2024
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