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The Longest Yarn tapestry to unveil events of D-Day during exhibition in Enniskillen
A model piece of the Longest Yarn exhibition.
A remarkable exhibition, The Longest Yarn, a three-dimensional wool tapestry telling the story of the 80 days it took the Allies to liberate Paris is coming to St. Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen in January 2025, the only venue in Ireland.
The display carefully knitted and crocheted by hundreds of volunteers worldwide, depicts various scenes to tell a story of this momentous day in history. The total exhibition measures 80 metres, representing the 80 years since D-Day.
The Longest Yarn depicts through the tapestry, the build-up and launch in England through the Normandy invasion.
The tapestry was first unveiled at Notre Dame Church in Carentan, France on May 28 2024 and is currently touring cathedrals in England and will arrive in Enniskillen on Monday, 14 January 2025 and will remain on display until Saturday, 8 February. Enniskillen is the only venue anywhere in Ireland hosting the exhibition.
The Longest Yarn will also travel to the United States.
It took over 1000 people knitting and crocheting from countries across the world including the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and France to create the intricate scenes including the horrors on the Landing Beaches and some of the battles.
To accompany the exhibition, running in St. Macartin’s Cathedral from Monday, 14 January to Saturday, 8 February, a book will be on sale, giving more information on each of the 80 scenes including a picture from 1944 to show viewers what each scene was based on.
The staff at St. Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen have asked if anyone is organising a party of more than 20 people to contact the Cathedral Office in advance; Tel 028 66322917 or by email; stmacartins@btopenworld.com