So, you find yourself self-isolating and as it stands nobody can tell you how long this will go on for, so what do you do?
How about try and set a new Guinness World Record?
With the current self-isolation guidelines we have had a look to see what records you could break indoors.
Whether you fancy having a go and breaking a record on your own or joining forces with the rest of Swindon, there is something here that you can try.
Longest crocheted scarf – team effort
The longest crocheted scarf measures 95,725 ft and was created for Nelson Mandela Day on 29 July 2018.
As this is a team event could we see Swindon achieve the largest crocheted scarf in memory of the coronavirus?
Largest bobbin lace
Completed on 2nd August 2015, A group of ladies in Portugal took over one year to complete the largest bobbin lace measures 53.262 m².
Largest display of crochet sculptures
In 2018 Mother India’s Crochet Queens broke the World Record for the largest number of crochet sculptures in a display, 58,917. The sculptures were made by individuals all over the world and sent to India to be put together as one display.
The people who helped make the crochet sculpture display ranged from six to 86 years old.
Come on Swindon, we can do this one surely?
Anyone any good at paper folding?
Largest display of origami elephants
The largest display of origami elephants consists of 78,564 elephants, achieved by Wildlife Conservation Society, at the Bronx Zoo in New York, New York, USA, on 17 November 2016.
Whatever record you try and break, let us know, we will be there to support you!
