A massive tapestry telling the stories of injured First World War New Zealand soldiers and their carers at the Mount Felix Hospital in the UK, is about to go on display over here. Also making the long trip is the tapestry's designer, Scottish artist Andrew Crummy. It took more than 600 UK and Kiwi volunteers almost three years to stitch the 44 panels that make up the Mt Felix Tapestry. A fire destroyed the hospital in Walton-on-Thames back in the 1960s, but those involved in the project want to make sure the memories of those who worked and recovered there, will live on for generations. Lynn Freeman spoke to Andrew Crummy just before he boarded the plane to New Zealand. She wondered how a muralist - used to working on a grand scale with broad paint strokes - also creates finely detailed drawings for tapestry projects like this one. Andrew Crummy is giving a talk on Wednesday at Auckland's Papakura Museum where the Mt Felix Tapestry will start its nationwide tour.