The tapestry

I am often asked what I do when I’m not writing. Well I haven’t had any dogs for a long time and when I lost Hogan my last one I started a tapestry that’s about 10years ago and last week I finished it! Yes it does sound a long time but then the tapestry itself measured 51X75 inches or one and a half by two metres if you prefer but I did it as a relaxation between writing and the usual domestic chores.

To start with Mike adapted a frame on a floor stand to take it as there wasn’t anything on the market big enough. From there on it was a straight forward enjoyable employment for my spare time. Now having finished it and as it is embarrassingly large the challenge was how and where to hang it and even how to hang it!! We contacted the arts centre at the university for suggestions who were kind enough to put us in touch with their display team but they were out on a show. So by the time they returned our call we’d sussout how to do it, by fastening it to a batten and screwing it to the wall in the dining room the only room with a suitable wall, the rest are rough stone or not big enough.

As you can see from the picture it doesn’t look too bad, but now I have a problem, what to do when I’m not writing. However that is something for the future as I’ve just started my new book. It’s an interesting story and I’m enjoying its creation which I will share with you later.