Threads Though The Bible Exhibition at Ely Cathedral

Friday 9 May – Monday 30 June* Threads through the Bible is an astonishing, inspiring exhibition of textile art. With spectacular designs, brilliant colours and extraordinary stitching, you’re taken through a journey from the first pages to the last pages of the Bible. It is probably the largest ever textile project by a single person! There are 44 huge spectacular panels, each almost 3m high and up to 4m wide. If all the panels were laid out side by side, they’d stretch more than 80 metres! Artist Jacqui Parkinson has been fascinated by the Bible and its stories for fifty years – and now in the last ten years had been stitching the panels in her studio in Devon, using over 25 million stitches. It’s a story in three parts, three huge exhibitions in one. Visitors to the Cathedral may remember the wonderful Threads through Creation exhibition in 2023; now the project is complete with the addition of Threads through the Cross – dramatic moments in the life of Jesus and Threads through Revelation – spectacular visions from the last pages of the Bible. Tickets: Entry is included with your Cathedral visitor ticket or pass. Tickets will go on sale from April. * Please check for any changes to opening hours before visiting