ELTA Summer Term
Above: Embroidered Chicken from Russian motif
Starting next week
Wednesday 17 April
Textile Tales Revealed
A heritage project in partnership with
who will be running an oral history interviews alongside our two year project, funded by the
National Heritage Lottery Fund
Wednesdays
Little Ilford Baptist Church
Sheringham Avenue E12 5PA
11 am - 1.30 pm
​
ELTA Rag School
begins Wednesday 8 May
Rag Rugging, pom-pom making,
rope making and other rag techniques
​
All Classes free of charge
but phone first if you are coming
for the first time.
0798 599 3191
East London Textile Arts (ELTA) is a collective running participatory textile projects in Newham, East London. We work with diverse groups of all abilities on a long term developmental basis building a wide range of skills within communities.
​
We create striking artworks and sell our cards, decorated papers and printed fabrics at open days and craft shops in East London. We work with adults with learning disabilities, and we collaborate with visiting artists while training unemployed young people.
​
​Information about weekly classes can be found here. All are welcome, from beginners to highly skilled. ​
​
£53,385 grant won
from the National Heritage Lottery Fund
ELTA is thrilled to announce our award of a National Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £53,385.
This is to record and celebrate our 15 year history and the many different textile traditions within the borough of Newham. Eastside Community Heritage will be partnering with us and will be creating an oral history of textile makers within our projects.
We thank the Lottery Players for this generous funding and we also thank the DeLaszlo Foundation for their partnership funding.
​
Russian Bear from The Firebird
part of
Textiles we Treasure
a McGrath Makers
Project
funded by the National Lottery
.jpg)
What is ELTA Like?
Here are a few words by
one of regular embroiderers
​
"I love going to the weekly group as I get the opportunity to chat to other embroiders some of whom have far more experience than I do, it's amazing how many tips and tricks you pick up simply by speaking to others. I love that the embroideries (because they are project themed) are completely different to what I would normally sew. For example as part of the Romeo & Juliet project we embroidered stone arches to be appliqued on to Juliet's dress together with axes and daggers this time for Romeo's costume."
Sandra Elliot,
ELTA embroiderer, rag-rug maker
​
​
​
Above: Rajah and the Rice Rag Rug
from ELTA's exhibition at the Art Workers' Guild
Exhibition at
The Art Workers' Guild
6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT
19 January -18 April
visiting by appointment
phone the Art Workers' Guild
on 020 7713 0966
