Welcome to The British Tapestry Group

Welcome to our website where we will show you what we have to offer. We are an enthusiastic and growing organisation whose aims are to:

• Raise the profile of woven tapestry as an art form
• Increase awareness of the process and scope of woven tapestry
• Provide a support and communication network for artists working in woven tapestry
• Circulate information about exhibitions, events and commissions
• Offer opportunities for exhibiting in both national and regional exhibitions
• Provide information about weavers who teach and those who welcome visitors

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Artist of the week: Catherine Labhart

I weave my tapestries on a high loom warped at 4 ends/cm and equipped with a pair of pedals. My weft yarns are almost exclusively silks, fine enough to use up to 6 or 8 differently coloured threads in one weft. I enjoy weaving very subtle changes in colour to capture light effects and to give my images depth. For colour effects, I sometimes weave half passes, and I use various weaving techniques to enhance texture. I work according to a small scale sketch or, if the image calls for it, I also rely on an additional full size sketch which gives just the main lines of the picture.

Catherine LabhartShowcase