Jennifer Woolnough, Hertfordshire: "I am a textile artist currently drawing inspiration from the movement of water, attempting to capture fleeting images in the form of abstract shapes from the ebb and flow and light upon the surface."

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: Eleonora Budden

Creating a narrative in tapestry is the most satisfying task. Long before I discovered tapestry weaving, I read a book in which one of the characters, Becca Weaver, was a tapestry weaver, and the characters she wove came to be in the world as she wove them. That is how tapestry weaving makes me feel.

In 2020 I wove “It’s All about the Tree” which, although the general design was conceived before weaving, the individual areas developed as the work progressed.

The most recent work is the triptych “Parsing Tapestry”, woven in celebration of the BTG’s 20th anniversary.

Eleonora BuddenShowcase

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