Velvet handmade banner wall hanging above a bed with decorative pillows and a plant.

Bespoke velvet banners

Personalised with the words that mean most to you, each velvet banner is handcrafted as an original textile artwork

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A green velvet banner with white text reading 'I HAVE NEVER BEEN ANYTHING ELSE' hanging from a metal frame in an indoor museum exhibition space with visible ceiling beams.

Contemporary textile art

Recent exhibitions and textile artworks exploring lived and imagined perspectives, through words

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Words brought to life

  • Two men outside the front door of The Grand Island Hotel, with one standing on a yellow step ladder and the other holding a paint bucket. A dog sits at their feet, and a green velvet banner hangs above the door reads 'THE GRAND ISLAND HOTEL PART II'.

    The Grand Island Hotel

    Photo credit: William Baillie
  • Red banner with white text 'Burn The Boat' and 'Mule Est. 2012' hanging on a pink wall.

    Mule Resophonic Guitars

  • Hand holds letters in front of shop with vintage furniture, floral paintings and a handmade velvet banner which reads "THE SUNDAY LETTER PROJECT"

    The Sunday Letter Project

    Photo credit: The Sunday Letter Project
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Louise Brooke textile artist with vintage sewing machine and red velvet banner

About Louise Brooke

A textile artist with a love of words, and the stories behind them, Louise creates contemporary textile artwork and handcrafts bespoke banners

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Hand holding a collection of letters with a banner and pictures in the background

Work with Louise

Working collaboratively with brands, organisations and creative projects, Louise creates one-off textile pieces that bring meaningful words into spaces and experiences

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