The tapestry has been put on view in the Ulster Museum, Belfast, and plans are made to show the tapestry later in the year in France, near the museum that houses the Bayeux Tapestry.
Using coloured cotton and silk thread on Ferguson's Irish linen and a series of panels of c. 11 metres, the tapestry shows the most memorable scenes from series one to seven of the Game of Thrones programme; the last and eighth series will be added at a later date. The embroidery is worked in back stitch, chain stitch, running stitch, seed stitch and split stitch. The embroidery is worked on the linen ground which was woven on a Jacquard loom which produces much of the depictions, which are afterwards further worked with hand embroidery.
The tapestry was commissioned by Tourism Ireland and HBO (the producer of the Game of Thrones series).
The scenes are regarded to be very graphic, and a note is added that says: "Please note: Due to the depiction of graphic scenes, viewing of the tapestry is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18."
- See also the Battle of Hardhome embroidery (retrieved 6th July 2019)
- See also an article in Guided Tours Ireland, 2nd December 2017.
- For an online representation of the tapestry, click here (retrieved 6th July 2019).
- Digital origin of illustration (retrieved 6th July 2019).
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