Ten Poems about Sewing

Sewing isn’t just one thing – it can be patchwork, quilting, cross-stitch, darning, upcycling, sewing by hand or by machine. It can also be embroidery, as in the Bayeux Tapestry with its vivid scenes depicting the medieval world. A poem here celebrates a group of nineteenth century women who made a copy of that remarkable artefact:

“…We have sewn ourselves into the woof and warp of cloth, thread by thread…” – from ‘The Ladies of the Leek Embroidery Society Copy the Bayeux Tapestry’ b…