Welcome to the Eastern Region Textile Forum
The Eastern Region Textile Forum is a thriving group of like-minded individuals who love to create, employing a wide range of textile art techniques. Please do look at our Members’ Gallery to see examples.
Textile art is often defined as using plant, animal or synthetic fibres to construct practical or decorative objects. This is our starting definition. While their art works may incorporate other media, members are required to use textiles/fabrics and/or stitch as a significant element in work submitted for all ERTF events.
ERTF members take pleasure in preparing work for our exhibitions and enthusiastically participate in our conferences.We have members from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and North London and we select our venues to cater for this.
Below are details of current and next ERTF conferences and exhibitions. Those that are further into the future are listed on the Future ERTF Events page.
We hope that after looking at our details on this website, you will consider joining us. Whether a beginner or more experienced textile artist, you will be welcome.
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UPCOMING Conferences

Flower Power workshop with Vanda Campbell 3rd September 2022
Venue – The Granary Studio, Tiptofts, Cole End Lane, Sewards End, Nr Saffron Walden, CB10 2LH

ERTF Conference 15th October 2022: Debbie Lyddon
Anstey Village Hall, Buntingford, SG9 0BY
Workshop leader: Debbie Lyddon
UPCOMING ExhibitionS

ERTF Members’ exhibition: 29 June – 6 August 2023 – Parndon Mill
‘Flower Power’ (Celebrate the 1960s)
Parndon Mill, Harlow, Essex

ERTF Members’ exhibition: 2024, St Albans Museum & Gallery
After our very successful 2019 Market Town exhibition, ERTF is delighted to be returning to St Albans Museum and Gallery for its 2024 exhibition.