Laxey Wheel Tapestry

337 - I've seen several examples of tapestry work on this site over the last week, so here is an example that my wife produced.

We are regular visitors to the Isle of Man, after we fell in love with the island when we first went there in 1979.

My wife found this tapestry in a shop in York, and decided to buy and make it as a memory of our many visits. It is now mounted on a cushion, which explains why the image is slightly distorted.

The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is a large waterwheel built at the edge of the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. Designed by Robert Casement, it has a 72 foot 6 inch (22.1m) diameter, is 6 feet (1.83m) wide and revolves at approximately three revolutions per minute. It was built in 1854 to pump water from the mineshafts and named "Lady Isabella" after the wife of Lieutenant Governor Charles Hope who was the island's governor at that time. The Laxey Wheel is believed to be the largest working waterwheel in the world.

[Cindy]

nice work, on the tapestry and the photography.

[Judith Johnson]

It looked like the real thing from the thumbnail! Great job on both parts.

[Cecilia]

Wow lovely work, and nice photo!!

[Molly]

A lovely photo, and what patience your wife has had to complete the tapestry - it's beautiful.

[Steviepix]

Very good work, both in front of and behind the camera.
Interesting narrative to accompany the image too.

[Caren]

That is a beautiful work of art!! Such talent!

[william wooderson]

Very impressive - both the work of art and the Wheel!

[Therese]

A very lovely tapestry!!! Great shot!!!

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

She's good !!!! What a lovely idea for a souvenir.

[Jacqui Paterson]

what a lot of time, work and dedication to complete. Lovely.

[dar bartman]

just BEAUTIFUL!!! Y your family certainly is talented Ian..

dar

[Hazel A]

Good capture of a lovely work of art. I can see there is a lot of woman hours in this

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful works , greatly captured.
My Mother use to make this too

[Lee]

Another place I must find time to visit It's nice photo of your wife's work.

[Tony]

Great needlework and a most interesting subject. Seeing your postings is providing me with a great education. Thank you. (Fav)

[Colin]

She's open this weekend, Ian. I'll try and get a shot posted if we end up paying a visit.

[ladyjane]

A lot of work went into that - cool memento.

[bkb in the city]

She did a great job Ian

[Nat]

Gorgeous Ian! Fantastic work.

[Netkonnexion]

Great work.

[Sterling Rush]

Nice photo and story!

[Bob]

Nice story to go with this water wheel.

[Ian Fisher]

Thank you all for the encouraging comments on my photo, and Katharine sends her thanks for the nice comments on her tapestry work.

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@tonydebont - thank you for the fav Tony

@gamelee - I can recommend a visit to the Isle of Man if you get the chance - a lovely place, very friendly people and great photographic opportunities!

@isleofmanlandscapes - it would be nice to see a shot if you do get to visit the 'Lady Isobella'. I'm hoping we may get chance to visit the Island sometime this summer, to refresh our memories of such a wonderful place!

[Tony]

@if1 Share the Fav with Katharine, she did the hard part 8-)

[Ian Fisher]

@tonydebont

OK, I have done!

[Tanja Carda]

Great info and another beautiful tapestry by your wife. I'm sure she has spend countless hours on this but it was well worth it!

[Ian Fisher]

@tanja_1211

Thank you Tanja - we have quite a few tapestries around our house, so more subjects for my project some time!