The biggest crochet sculpture in the world went on show on Tuesday May 1st when the official launch of the Lionheart Project, part of the Cultural Olympiad, took place at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.


The three enormous hand-crocheted lions, housed in a custom-built glass exhibition truck, 16 metres long and 4 metres wide, are the result of 36 miles of yarn and two years of hard work by artist Shauna Richardson:


“The Olympic Games offers an opportunity to celebrate the human spirit and showcase how unique we in the UK really are. Lionheart is an interpretation of Richard the Lionhearts crest, using locally-sourced wool, and was chosen to represent the East Midlands as it celebrates the rich textile heritage of the region.”


The project has been designed to actively engage and inspire audiences and the lions will be going on tour, with stops at Skegness, Louth, Twycross and of course central London.


You can find out more about the artist and her she developed her own particular medium of ‘crochetdermy’ in the printed edition of the Rowan Magazine 52.


If you want to find out more about the project and the exact tour dates go to www.lionheartproject.com


Lionheart Project / London


The worldʼs largest hand-crocheted lions roar into the city!


From 1.00pm on Thursday July 19th the lions will be touring Central London from Trafalgar Square to Tower Bridge and back again, before taking up residency at The Natural History Museum on Friday 20th July until 10th September 2012.


Meet the artist Shauna Richardson and the lions at 10.30am Friday 20th July at The Natural History Museum, London.


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