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January - Tom

Woollen dolls of military leaders planning the invasion of Europe
You've seen the Longest Yarn on this site before and I wanted to share my picture of the event. I took photos of the entire exhibition which I think are worth a look, but this is my favourite. It shows the allied leaders discussing the D-Day landings with General Eisenhower giving the "go" order. I love the how expressive the dolls are and the level of craft on display - generally amazing throughout, but this one stood out.

The Longest Yarn is a series of woollen tableaux depicting the D-Day landings and the invasion of Europe. There are 80 of them, to celebrate the 80th anniversary.

From Flickr.
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