Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Leeds Minster to Host Hand-Stitched Gaza Memorial
A group of volunteers made a large memorial for Palestinians reported killed in Gaza.
They stitched each person’s name by hand onto fabric.
More than 50,000 names are included.
Over 400 people from 35 countries helped make the panels.
Leeds volunteer Viv Anderson stitched more than 220 names.
She said the work felt like spending time with people who had died.
Textile artist Mary Evers started the project in March 2024.
The memorial will be shown at Leeds Minster in Leeds.
People can visit it for free from September 10 to September 20, except on September 14.
Stitch Their Names Together features more than 50,000 hand-stitched names of Palestinians reported killed in Gaza.
The project includes 283 panels made by more than 400 volunteers across 35 countries.
Leeds volunteer Viv Anderson stitched more than 220 names from her home in Gledhow.
Textile artist Mary Evers started the project in March 2024, drawing on her connections to Palestine.
The memorial is free to visit at Leeds Minster from September 10 to September 20, except September 14.
- Who
- More than 400 international volunteers, including Leeds volunteer Viv Anderson, created the memorial; textile artist Mary Evers started the project.
- What
- Stitch Their Names Together is a memorial featuring more than 50,000 hand-stitched names of Palestinians reported killed in Gaza.
- When
- The memorial opens on September 10 and remains on display until September 20; a poetry and reflection session is scheduled for September 12.
- Where
- Leeds Minster, Leeds.
- Why
- The project aims to collectively mourn and humanise Palestinians behind the headlines, according to its organisers.
- Project
- Stitch Their Names Together
- Names included
- More than 50,000
- Completed panels
- 283
- Volunteers
- More than 400 across 35 countries
- Panel format
- Each panel features 182 names
- Exhibition venue
- Leeds Minster
- Exhibition dates
- September 10-20, except Monday, September 14