Port Moody's history is about to be recreated one stitch at a time and volunteers are needed to help out.
Ann Kitching is looking for needleworkers to embroider images of people, buildings and events for a large wall-hanging for city hall.
"We do not have a pictorial record of the city's history and these wall hangings have been popular in Europe since the 10th century, even earlier," Kitching said.
Volunteers will take home and stitch onto fabric an image that has been created by a graphic artist. Once all the pieces are finished and stitched on to the wall hanging, members of the public will be invited to stitch birds, flowers and other designs.
Everyone who contributes will get his or her name recorded in a book to commemorate the project. "It will be part of our history," Kitching said.
So far, 17 people have joined the Stitching our History group but Kitching needs many more people to help out with the embroidery.
"Most people who want to take it on will have embroidered," she said, noting, "It's complicated."
The centennial is not until 2013 so there is plenty of time to get the job done.
To help, contact Kitching by phone at 604-469-0738 or email [email protected]
