‘What A Stitch Up!’ Cartoon exhibition

If you’re in London, keep your eye open (see what I did there) for a couple of my Big Issue and The New Cartoonist magazine cartoons in the ‘What A Stitch Up! – Bayeux & Beyond’ exhibition opening today (Tuesday Nov 3rd) and running until November 14th.

It’s guaranteed to be cheaper, shorter and funnier than that other Bayeux Tapestry exhibition over at the British Museum. Organised by the Professional Cartoonists Organisation, there will be armies of Bayeux Tapestry and 1066 themed cartoons on display. Plus two great free events from the brilliant Steve Bell and ‘Radical Embroiderer’!
Details are below some cartoons you may have seen already.

Artist Talk by Steve Bell on The Windsor Tapestry – The King Charles Memoirs

Wednesday, 4th November 2026, 6-7:30PM

Steve Bell discusses The Windsor Tapestry which brings together 98 of his cartoons into a 28-metre fabric tapestry. This talk discusses a visual history of Charles III – in the same way the Bayeux Tapestry told the story of King Harold and King William I, but with fewer arrows through eyes – from 1980 to the present day.

Reserve your free ticket HERE!

Were They Stitched Up? Sewing and Cartooning Workshop with The Radical Embroiderer

Saturday, 7th November 2026, 2-3:30PM

Propaganda and subversion; a light-hearted look at the Bayeux Tapestry with The Radical Embroiderer. As well as drawing, participants will have the opportunity to try out Bayeux stitch on linen that they can take away and finish at home. The Radical Embroiderer specialises in hand embroidery and is interested in the way it can be used to highlight, question and challenge.

Reserve your free ticket HERE!

‘What A Stitch Up! – Bayeux & Beyond’

West End Arts Library, 35 Saint Martin’s Street, London WC2H 7HP

Library opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 19:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday: Closed