A key artwork at the University of North Georgia (UNG), the Bayeux Tapestry Replica is the only full-size replica in the United States of the famous embroidery that visually captures the story of the ...

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most treasured artworks ... In the 19th century an (almost) exact replica was made by the ladies of Leek Society with one key difference Extra undies!

Thomas produced woollen yarns dyed to match the originals and in 1885 thirty-five ladies of the Leek Embroidery Society began work on the 'tapestry'. Work took a year and the replica was exhibited ...

For centuries, the remaining 230 feet of the tapestry have resided in Bayeux, a town of some 12,000 residents in Normandy, France. The embroidered fabric has only left town twice since its ...

Thomas produced woollen yarns dyed to match the originals and in 1885 thirty-five ladies of the Leek Embroidery Society began work on the 'tapestry'. Work took a year and the replica was exhibited ...