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Comment on Making Your Own Tapestry by Kenzing

Kenzing — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:06:28 +0000

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Comment on Making Your Own Tapestry by Penny Newton

Penny Newton — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:04:06 +0000

Dear Jean
By the way Jean, further to my earlier comment, congratulations on your almost complete degree at Warwick University. You go girl!

Comment on Talk about the book by Sue Catchpole

Sue Catchpole — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:40:05 +0000

I work in various schools in the Midlands, mainly around West Bromwich area so was interested to read this book. Last night I read the story about the 14 year old ARP messenger, Charity Bick. Today, whilst waiting to be let into my afternoon school, I spotted a blue plaque on the outside wall which I had seen many times but had made no sense to me. “In honour of Charity Bick, ARP messenger who was a pupil at this school”, Lyng Primary in West Bromwich.
Amazing! I’ll take in a copy of the book next week to show the children and staff.

Comment on Talk about the book by Mary

Mary — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:12:20 +0000

What a wonderful read this was! Thank you so much Jean for sharing your history with us all. I have had so much pleasure not only reading about your life, but being able to enjoy looking closely at your tapestry skills – amazing!

Comment on Making Your Own Tapestry by RoseMary Peddie

RoseMary Peddie — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:38:20 +0000

Hello, Jean,

My Daughter, son-in-law and grand-daughter who live in England sent me a copy of your book for my birthday, and although I have only just begun to read it, I find it fascinating. I did page through and look at all the circles, first, before starting to read it. I am a needlewoman, as are 3 of my sisters and my Mother, now 94. They too will be interested in this book. Thank you so much!

RoseMary in Canada

Comment on Talk about the book by Jenni

Jenni — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:00:53 +0000

Thank you, Jean! I was born in Leeds in the early 50s and many of your childhood memories brought back memories of my own.
Were we more resilient than young folk today? I know I was happier than many of them are, with their constant need for things to own and to be entertained.
You have fulfilled a dream of my own that, sadly, is unlikely now to become reality. I had planned to spend my retirement years embroidering and aplique working a beadspread with childhood memories in picture form. I spent years squirreling away thread and fabrics, bought in shops many of which are now closed. Now that retirement is just round the corner my eye sight has begun to fail rapidly. But I’ve enjoyed borrowing memories from you, reading your book and viewing your circles with a magnifier and am so glad that you took the time to memorialise the way of life of ordinary people. I love history, but want to know what people ate, how they earned their living and how they kept house or played. All those endless war campaigns and political wranglings always bored me in school. I will never forget my grammar school history teacher yelling at me, ‘You would have been of no consequence what so ever!’ when I asked what a girl of my age would have been doing in Tudor times, given that girls’ schools didn’t exist. How easily he could have put me off history forever. Even then, I had more sense than he and realised that it is ordinary people that put others in positions of power and, without ‘the likes of us’ there would be no history to record.

Comment on About Jean by Woman’s Life Story Told in Intricate Hand-Stitched Tapestry | Crafts Kids :: Free Crafts Network

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:25:50 +0000

[...] Jean Baggot, tells the stories of her life in an amazingly detailed tapestry that includes 73 interlocking [...]

Comment on The Tapestry by The Girl on the Wall Tapestry « This and That

The Girl on the Wall Tapestry « This and That — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:51:25 +0000

[...] on April 11, 2010 Jean Baggott, born in the UK’s Black Country in 1937, completed an amazing tapestry (actually embroidery) on the events of her life. The tapestry took 16 months to complete and [...]

Comment on Talk about the book by Missy

Missy — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:53:08 +0000

I ordered the book from Amazon.com and couldn’t wait for it to arrive. I’m from the USA so it took about 10 days to get the book. As soon as I got it, I sat down and read it. I have read it 3 times already and am reading it again for the 4th time.

This book is fantastic! Jean, you are a wonderful needlewoman and author. Both the tapestry and the stories you shared are just wonderful. I love the book and will be writing a review of it for my blog. Hopefully I will get it done by the end of this week (April 16th or so).

Jean, thank you for sharing pieces of your life with the world. Your book has become one of my favorites and I am recommending it to everyone!

Comment on Talk about the book by jeanbaggott

jeanbaggott — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:18:22 +0000

Hello Sara, Thank you for your message. As always, it never does me any harm to have a bit of praise. I have always thought that praise is the finest fuel for the fire that is within us all. Throughout my life I have found great pleasure in holding a book but never thought I would actually finish writing one but I did. The girl and I are amazed at the amount of interest that is being shown in our work. This is due no doubt to the work that has been done, and is still on going, at Icon Books. We got there in the end.
All the best,
Jean