Sewing seeds of city history Trio of tapestries weaves Annapolis' 300- year-old yarn

Capital (Annapolis) | August 2, 2007| | Copyright

With 40 pounds of wool and more than 3,000 hours of stitching ahead, local needleworkers are about to tackle the largest sewing project in city history - and it will be built to last.

Creating a tapestry depicting the 300 years of Annapolis history may be the biggest and most time-consuming project for the city's 300th anniversary next year.

"There are just so many stories to be told," said Remy Agee, chairman for the tapestry project and wife of City Administrator Bob Agee. "But we're trying to keep a really local flavor."

Two Annapolis women are volunteering their time to re-create history ...

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