A stitch in time
The tapestry is hung at the French Shore Interpretation Centre in Conche.
A team of 12 women worked 20,000 hours to translate sketches from Jean-Claude and Christina Roy into a needlepoint history of the French Shore. — Submitted photos
Christina Roy
- Published on July 27, 2012
- Tara Bradbury
- Rate
- Top of the page
June 19th 2013
Advertising
More
|
|
 |
Newsletter
Please enter your email to receive our free newsletter
loading...
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
Advertising
More
About
Our Network
List of sites within the network
Digital Transcontinental Information - Newspapers group
Transcontinental Numérique - Groupe Journaux
- Street Address
- 8770 boul. Langelier
- Extended Address
- bureau 210 Saint-Léonard
- Locality
- Montréal
- Region
- QC
- Country
- CA
- Postal Code
- H1P 3C6
- Latitude
- 45° 29' 55" N
- Longitude
- 73° 34' 12" O
- Work
- +1 514 899 5885
- Fax
- +1 514 899 5884
- © Copyright 2008 - 2013
- Conditions of Use
- Privacy Policy
The "French Shore" tapestry project is a remarkable artistic and community achievement, and it is nice that Barbara Doran has documented it on film. However, the French cultural angle all seems a bit contrived. Like Tilting on Fogo Island, Conche is a distinctly Irish cultural outpost on the largely English-Protestant northeast coast. Since there was never a permanent French community, why should one be surprised that no one speaks French now, or exhibits any other traits of French culture, for that matter? Of greater interest is the strong retention of Irish culture and how this may have contributed to the unusually high levels of achievement among residents of Conche.