Tina Francis Tapestry

Tina Francis Tapestry Tapestry kits with a design-led edge. Bespoke and exhibition stitching. Currently

After a week of talking, sharing and listening about at Birmingham Healing Arts lad week it was brilliant to be doing ...
29/06/2026

After a week of talking, sharing and listening about at Birmingham Healing Arts lad week it was brilliant to be doing again.

I spent the weekend it this liddle tent stitching one to one with over 30 people who happened on the space that was a bit tucked away from the rest of the festival.

Conversations big, small and quiet were had.

The Neighbourhood Futures Festival Birmingham Settlement Nature & Wellbeing Centre goes from strength to strength, caring for the community that surrounds it and inviting people from all over to come a benefit from a weekend in nature.

There’s worse places to be when you stitch for a living! This is my local festival it’s called run by Birmingham Settl...
27/06/2026

There’s worse places to be when you stitch for a living!

This is my local festival it’s called run by Birmingham Settlement

“Founded in 1899 …part of a movement of social reform activists outraged by the plight of the poor in the 19th century, originally Birmingham Settlement’s work concentrated on providing support to women and families in the seriously deprived St Mary’s area, now known as Newtown.”

Over a century of care and welcome.

I’m taking to Midlands Arts Centre - MAC today where I’ll be inviting people to come stitch with me as part of Healing...
26/06/2026

I’m taking to Midlands Arts Centre - MAC today where I’ll be inviting people to come stitch with me as part of Healing Arts Birmingham Birmingham City Council (UK)

It’s been a fantastic week of learning and sharing for me, the festival has shone a light on what is happening in in the field of

I loved being GOAL CIC on Tuesday delivering a session looking at memory and grief. I was supported by evolveandflourish72 and had the absolute best welcome.

On Monday I was in the capable hands of University of Birmingham thinking about communication and working with academia. It made me reflect on my own barriers and how I can work on this.

Some great webinars along the way too.

Thanks to everyone!

This little heart will be accompanying me over the next few weeks as I take Connect More,my stitch tool that uses the ac...
16/06/2026

This little heart will be accompanying me over the next few weeks as I take Connect More,my stitch tool that uses the act of shared making to connect, care and communicate, on tour.

Firstly I am taking part Birmingham Public Health Healing Arts Birmingham festival. I’ll be Midlands Arts Centre - MAC on 25th June 3-5

On 26th and 27th June I’ll be providing a quiet space Birmingham Settlement using Connect More to talk and listen about all things local

Moving into July I’ll be Birmingham Museums in the gallery, come along and stitch with me and maybe talk about what you love in the museum.

Everyone who stitches with me will have the chance to also stitch their own heart, either whilst waiting quietly or at home as a reminder of the day.

Connect More was created for me by right here in

Love to this ! we really did create a project with participant equity at its core. A tapestry we all added to and indiv...
13/06/2026

Love to this ! we really did create a project with participant equity at its core.

A tapestry we all added to and individual art works.

Loved this project and the care behind it so much.

Hope to work with you all again real soon

The underlying theme for me Birmingham Design Festival
12/06/2026

The underlying theme for me Birmingham Design Festival

I’ll be today listening to some great talks, running a workshop with and generally having a great time in Analogue Dis...
10/06/2026

I’ll be today listening to some great talks, running a workshop with and generally having a great time in Analogue District in design centre.

A little throw back from 2021 I’ll be taking this piece (Ownership of an IKEA basket”) along with some other examples of what I’m stitching now.

I’m going to a great talk by “Are we performing monkeys or artists for real change?”, thinking it’s going to give me some serious thinking.

I love this tree, it’s in the middle of the and just gets on with growing year after year. It brings a smile to my day...
09/06/2026

I love this tree, it’s in the middle of the and just gets on with growing year after year.

It brings a smile to my day every time I see this tenacious tree, bringing joy to an industrial part of the city.

I think about this tree a lot especially when the red brick and sky shine bright making a great image.

It’s a week of joy for me as it’s from tomorrow. The festival has been around for a while now but always brings something different. Getting on with it but always growing and looking spectacular.

Come visit! (Link in bio)

This week is all about learning and being interested in people, no different to any other week then!! From 10-12 June it...
08/06/2026

This week is all about learning and being interested in people, no different to any other week then!!

From 10-12 June it is a biennial design festival. Last time I talked about process and met some fantastic people along the way. This time I’m running a workshop with and under our collective banner.

I’ll be going to a lot of the talks over the three days, learning what people think of the word Change, this years theme. As a creative practitioner I’m interested in how small changes can create good, I’ll be looking out for these people at the festival.

There’s still time to book on to the workshop “Wasting for Change” link in bio and also to many other festival events

I’ve been commissioned by to bring as part of their involvement in in June. The festival will include workshops acr...
02/06/2026

I’ve been commissioned by to bring as part of their involvement in in June.

The festival will include workshops across the city, sandpits on creative health, talks about public and creative health and much more.

I will be stitching, listening and talking using craft as a meeting place.

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