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We reprised the workshops run earlier in the year: Braid and Cord making led by Hel and Fabric Backgrounds for Appliqué, led by Brenda. both had been a great success last time, thanks to the hard work of the activity leaders. Tonight allowed members to complete whichever session they missed last time. Again both sessionsContinue reading “Meeting October 12th 2026: Member Led Activities”

Like many stitchers Lizzie remembers stitching with her grandmother and now carries on that tradition and stitches with her own very young grandchild. She uses voile in hoops so the process of stitching can be seen by children. Lizzie did a degree at art college and teacher training at Margaret Street in Birmingham. Lizzie isContinue reading “Meeting September 14th 2026 Lizzie Wall: My Quilts and Other Animals”

This was a really enjoyable and sociable evening. We began with the AGM which will be formally minuted by Ruth our secretary in due course. The officers were re-elected and we said a sad goodbye to Brenda in her committee role, but not in her membership. She has decided to stand down for a wellContinue reading “Summer Party and AGM 13th July 2026”

This event was greatly enjoyed by all who attended. The day allowed participants to work with Steph following her recent successful talk. The following images give a flavour of what happened on the day and the work that participants completed and could take home to develop further. With thanks to Steph for her knowledge andContinue reading “Workshop Saturday 27th March 2026 Steph Redfern”

Stephanie is a well known local artist who shared her work and how it lends itself to a book format. She was first inspired by an exhibition ‘Artists Books’ at the V & A, several years ago. Using a book format allows Stephanie to convey her ideas over a number of pages, developing a theme.Continue reading “Meeting Monday June 8th:2026 Stephanie Redfern Artists Books.”

Ruth is a textile artist from Ireland who uses her work to tell stories about her environment , growing up and her longstanding links to the most northerly point of the Irish Coast, Inishowen and Donegal. Ruth combined information about the history and geography of the area and her own personal history and Irish heritageContinue reading “Meeting 11th May 2026 : Ruth Duffy Inishowan and Beyond.”

Following on from Decembers meeting Anne gave a further talk tonight about the Embroiderers Guild using photos from their digitisation project. Please note these images are copyright to the Guild and not for reuse in any way without permission. Anne started with some of the oldest pieces in the collection two pieces of Coptic weavingContinue reading “Meeting 13th April 2026. Stories From The Storeroom : Anne Haigh”

Claire began the day by explaining her approach as a painter. Just as you would layer up a background, foreground and final focused finishes, so you would colour your cloth, add stitches to create ‘visual noise’ and then finally focus on creating recognisable blooms, leaves and grasses. Claire demonstrated ways to colour the background clothContinue reading “Workshop 28th March 2026. Claire Leggett: Stitched Gardens.l”

What a great evening. We learnt a new skill choosing one of the two skills on offer. Members worked with each other and had a lot of fun in the process thanks are due to the two group leaders. Hel led the cord and braiding activity. The members who chose this workshop needed to activelyContinue reading “Member Led Activities Fabric Weaving and Cord/Braid Making: 9th March 2026”

We heard from one of our members, Claire, who shared her work. In common with the previous meeting’s speakers, her work underlines the impressive range of skills and experience in BETA. Claire is a textile artist who was a creative child and who studied Fashion and Textiles in Birmingham. She developed a love of printedContinue reading “Meeting 9th February. Colour connecting paint print and stitch Claire: Leggett.”