An Elisabeth Holmgaard tapestry Photo: by Brian Homer

‘The Woodbrooke trustees and the Quaker Arts Network… hope that the tapestries will find new Quaker homes in Britain, in Meeting houses, Quaker schools, and other Quaker venues.’

Woodbrooke tapestries need new Quaker home

‘The Woodbrooke trustees and the Quaker Arts Network… hope that the tapestries will find new Quaker homes in Britain, in Meeting houses, Quaker schools, and other Quaker venues.’

by Rebecca Hardy 9th February 2024

A series of tapestries created by a Danish Friend need a new Quaker home.

John Lampen, from the Quaker Arts Network (QAN), told the Friend that: ‘Many Friends will remember a series of remarkable tapestries in the corridors at Woodbrooke, woven, and in most cases designed, by Elisabeth Holmgaard. She was a Danish Friend who came to Woodbrooke in the 1970s to “organise the catering”.