ELTA Open Day & 15th Birthday

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Come and join us on

10th December!

Classes re-starting

at Little Ilford Baptist Church

after Christmas break

January 7th
11- 1pm

and continuing Wednesdays during School Terms

Little Ilford Baptist Church

Sheringham Avenue E12 5PA

and now due to popular demand

New Afternoon Class

in partnership with

Hopeful Futures

Wednesdays 1.30 - 3.30 pm

All Classes free of charge

But phone first if you are coming

for the first time.

Numbers are limited for the

afternoon class

0798 599 3191

For more information about other classes go to Classes page

Above Mythical Bird

For more photos go to

Textiles Tales Revealed

pages on website

and click here for our

book of the project

From Marshland Embroidery to Global Fashion

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

We thank

The National Lottery Players

for their generous support

of our project

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.