The Walsall Silver Thread Tapestries are a set of eleven artworks, in the form of tapestries, designed by the artist Hunt Emerson in conjunction with the various communities of Walsall, England and hand stitched by local people there during 2016. They depict the people, places, history and wildlife of the towns and districts that, since 1974, have formed the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. The works were commissioned with grant funding of £73,740 from Arts Council England, to commemorate the 25th (or silver) anniversary of Walsall Council's Creative Development Team. The team was disbanded before the project was completed. The tapestries are in three sizes; a large one for Walsall itself, six of medium size and four smaller pieces. In total they cover over . Work was carried out under the auspices of Creative Factory, a community interest company. In January 2017, they were exhibited at The New Art Gallery Walsall, and afterwards at several venues around the borough, including St Matthew's Church, libraries, and Walsall Leather Museum. As of 2019 the tapestries are exhibited at Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre. The work is dedicated to Maxwell Bailey, manager of Creative Development Team, who secured the Arts Council grant, but died before work was completed. The tapestries Each tapestry depicts several subjects: Aldridge Aldridge Aldridge in Bloom Aldridge War Memorial St Mary's Church and croft Old High Street, Aldridge, with a gold post box commemorating Ellie Simmonds Aldridge Airport and a Swallow Doretti automobile Aldridge Manor House The Elms, a public house The Avion, a cinema Rosie's walk, a charity event A brick from the Victoria Works Johnny Bullock, jockey Charles Holland, cyclist, and Charles George Bonner VC Barr Beacon One of the smaller tapestries. Barr Beacon with stars Streetly, the BIP works there, and the latter's role as a World War II munitions factory Park Hall, Merrions Wood, and Great Barr Hall's Walsall Lodge Pheasey and a dimpled golf ball John Curry OBE, Olympic skater Birchills One of the smaller tapestries. Birchills and Smiths Flour Mill Reedswood Park swimming pool (demolished) Beechdale and Noddy Holder, who was born there Blakenall and the building of Walsall's first council houses, in 1920, at 94 and 96 Blakenall Lane Sir Harry Hinsley OBE Rob Halford of Judas Priest Bloxwich Bloxwich Bloxwich Memorial Fountain A preaching cross Awl blades, needles and tacks, as manufactured locally Sailing dinghies on the reservoir at Sneyd Haymaking with a