The Fabric Quarter in the Bailgate in Lincoln have been creating a very special celebratory table runner for the incredible 13m long Fenland Black Oak Table currently on display on a year-long visit.
They have co-ordinated and stitched a 12-metre runner for the table which will celebrate and recognise our community by using donated fabric which holds meaning or memories. This could be part of a worn family tablecloth, scraps left from making an important dress or shirt, vintage offcuts discovered in a grandparent’s sewing box, a piece from a special shirt, a part of an old unrepairable quilt etc. It is being created using the ancient Pojagi technique, giving a pane effect, reminding us of the Cathedral’s stained glass.
About the Fabric Quarter
The Fabric Quarter and its community created the Queen to King Quilt last year which the Cathedral displayed during King Charles III’s Coronation so creating the Fenland Black Oak Table Runner is something the Fabric Quarter team was excited to do. The runner will be on the table from 5 September, when contributors are welcome to come and spot their treasured fabric stitched into this special piece. This coincides with the Peace Doves installation in the our Nave and the runner will feature a few appliqued doves.
