The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers’ Story
$54.59
- Hardcover
116 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
To celebrate The Bayeux Tapestry’s historic return to the UK in 2026 – its first trip to British soil in 900 years - this stunning hardback edition of embroidery expert Jan Messent’s tour de force aims to shed light on the Tapestry’s creation.
Journey through this colourful, hand-drawn account of the Anglo-Saxon artisans who created one of the world’s most famous embroideries: the incomparable Bayeux Tapestry.
“Everybody has heard of the Bayeux Tapestry, but how was such a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800924338 |
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| ISBN-10: | 180092433X |
| Author: | Jan Messent |
| Publisher: | Search Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Search Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 116 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 305mm |
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About The Author
Jan Messent
Jan Messent qualified as a teacher in the mid-50s and, after teaching Art, History and English, became deeply involved with embroidery as an art form. As a member of the Embroiderers’ Guild, she taught embroidery design to its members, wrote and illustrated design books, and lectured worldwide.
In 1996, she was commissioned by Madeira Threads to reconstruct the last and missing eight feet of The Bayeux Tapestry, which can be seen in James Cook Memorial Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. In the process of making this stunning panel, she wrote the tour de force The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers’ Story – an illustrated history on the embroiderers behind the masterpiece. This was first published in 1999 by Madeira Threads and later published in 2010 by Search Press.
Now, having retired from lecturing, Jan dedicates her time to a number of arts and crafts, including drawing, painting, embroidery, knitting and crochet. She’s an avid lover of history and classical music, and Jan is the Hon. President of the Basingstoke Creative Stitchers.
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