The Harris Tapestry consists of 8 individual panels. Each panel depicts a different area of the Isle of Harris. The tapestry is a collage of various individual pieces, which have been brought together on each of the panels to form representations of the islands past and present. The tapestry is all hand made and only local natural fibres have been used. The tapestry was started in June 1998 and was completed by December 2000. The project took a lot longer to complete than was anticipated. This was mainly due to the hard work required to produce the detail that was required, which can only be appreciated when viewed directly (the images on this website are heavily compressed).