Author Archives: Birmingham Embroidery and Textile Art

Interestingly Jane centred her talk around a number of varied landscapes focusing on what they have meant to her as she moved through them. She started her talk by telling us a little about her background, with a career in museums. In 2007 she became a freelance textile artist and now has a studio inContinue reading “Jane Arthur June 2024: Taking a Walk: Moving in Landscape.”

What a great meeting, with a brilliant speaker. Karina graduated from her Textile Design degree at Birmingham City University in 2023. Whilst there she learnt a range of techniques and was helped to move beyond her comfort zone. She was involved in designing patterns for the volunteers at the Commonwealth Games in the city. DuringContinue reading “An Embroiderer’s Experience. Karina Jassi 8th May 2024”

Lovely to all be back together again, much as we enjoyed our February zoom. For this meeting, three of our members, Meriel, Brenda and Margaret led three different short sessions, where members could make respectively: small landscapes, mandalas and needle felted pictures. Members circulated around each activity, half an hour for each. The session leadersContinue reading “Activity Session 11th March 2024”

A brief post this time as we didn’t meet in person this month, so no photographs are available. We were able to hear in depth from Mandy however, who shared remotely many examples of her work. She told us about her journey into textile art and in particular shared her love of vintage quilts, whereContinue reading “ZOOM Talk 12th Feb 24 Mandy Patullo Textile Collage”

Great to all be back together again after Christmas. We all enjoyed hearing tonight from two of our members, Kay Fuller and Jayne Hill, talking about their life in stitch and sharing some of their lovely work. Kay’s presentation was informed by reflecting on why she stitches and the influence of family experiences. Her grandmother wasContinue reading “First Meeting of 2024: Monday 8th January: Tale of Two Members”

We closed 2023 with our Christmas party including a talk from Analiza Jones ‘Handbags from the Phillipines’. Analiza was both entertaining and interesting and some of her bags are pictured below. We also had our Christmas Competition, with many lovely entries. Congratulations to Hel who won the competition and to all the other entries, that wereContinue reading “Happy New Year”

Following on from her presentation in October of this year, Ruth’s workshop focused on each of us making one of her beautiful lanterns. In the process we learned more about, and practiced, free machine embroidery, as well as Ruth’s method of painting on fabric. We had a fun sociable and stimulating day and all ofContinue reading “Workshop with Ruth Parkinson-Johns: Botanical Lanterns 25th November 23.”

Members are reminded that ‘Eclectica’ who include members of BETA, are exhibiting at Forge Mill Needle Museum. The last day is on Saturday 26th November 2023 when you can also meet the makers. A member also recommended a pop up yarn shop in the Great Western Arcade. Claire brought along a variety of her workContinue reading “November 2023 meeting : Claire Cooper-Walsh : Mixed Media Textiles”

The evening was very well attended and it was especially nice to see so many of our new members. Ruth talked to us about her love of making from a young age and about her attitude towards her work, seeing everything as potentially a work in progress. She recognized the helpfulness for her of havingContinue reading “BETA with Ruth Parkinson-Jones:9th October 2023”