Hand embroidery is what we love!
🧵 About us – Bärbel Ingeborg Zimber
At the heart of our small family business, the House of Textile Arts, not only color flows through threads – but above all love, passion and dedication.
Since its foundation in 1995, Bärbel Ingeborg Zimber – BIZ for short – has stood for a unique combination of textile craftsmanship, artistic vision and personal contact with our customers.
BIZ is the driving force behind every idea, every dye bath, every Class.
She is not only the creative soul of the company, but also the one who has shaped the House of Textile Arts with tireless curiosity, experience and passion – from the first dyeing experiments to the international recognition of Painters Threads.
Her passion for textile art is not only evident in every yarn composition, but above all in the personal touch that is added to every product and every encounter.
🤝 The creative duo – with heart, hand and humor
But what would the House of Textile Arts be without Thomas?
Since 2013, he has not only been the most important person in BIZ’s life, but also the other half of this creative duo.
Thomas has thrown himself into the colorful world of threads and artistic packaging with an open heart and curious composure –
as if he had never done anything else. Even though he had no previous contact with embroidery threads or textile techniques,
Today, he wraps, packs and ships his products with a calmness and care that shows:
True passion needs no prior knowledge – only dedication.
🧑🎨 Our team – young, colorful & full of ideas
Of course, we can’t do it all alone!
We are now supported by a small, fine team of four wonderful colleagues:
Katja, Lena, Maren and Dominik – the young faction in our traditional (and a tiny bit color-crazy) craft business.
Not only do they keep production, packing and shipping moving, but they also regularly bring a breath of fresh air and ideas to the table that we “old hands” (höhö) would never have thought of.
And yes – sometimes we can’t help but marvel at how quickly and naturally they juggle between snap spools, coloring lists and online shipping.
Whether it’s wrapping thread, packing parcels or researching paint – nothing would run smoothly here without them.
And to be honest, we wouldn’t want to do it without them.
📦 More than a package – a message made of fabric & soul
Every parcel that leaves our small team is far more than just a product –
it is a small, handmade creation from the House of Textile Arts, lovingly put together and packaged with care.
Every customer who walks through our door or visits our website becomes part of a community,
in which not only fibers, but also joy, creativity and enthusiasm are interwoven.
Thanks to all of you, our small company has become a place where the love of textile art can be felt in every fiber – and which shows us how much color life can have when it is shared.
We are delighted to be able to write new, colorful chapters in the history of the House of Textile Arts together with you.
🧶 House of Textile Arts
Home for hand-dyed materials and not at all old-fashioned hand embroidery
Have you caught fire? Do you want to delve deeper and deeper, try out new things and learn the textile trade from scratch and with real joy?
Then you’ve come to the right place!
In an individually combinable program, the Academy for Textile Design offers you exactly what your inquisitive hands are looking for: From introductory courses to certificate courses and master classes –
on site or conveniently as Class at home.
And best of all:
You benefit from the enthusiasm and experience of one of the best embroidery teachers of our time – and from a network that truly lives and breathes textile craftsmanship.
🎨 Still not enough thread love?
If you are not yet familiar with our wide range of materials – or simply fancy a bit of browsing:
👉 Take a look at our online store or click through our knowledge pages.
And if you prefer to come “in person”: Short-term appointments for a workshop visit and to dive into our bulging Painters Threads drawers are (almost) always possible. Coffee and color inspiration included.
🌿 Back to ourselves with needle and thread
In a world that is spinning faster and faster – full of hectic, uncertainty and worry – we want to create a space of calm and reflection.
A place where hands find their way back to the soul. Where it’s no longer: “What do you need this for today?”,
but: “It just feels good to create something with my hands.”
Working with textile materials is more than just a craft. It is contact with our roots –
and an encounter with our innermost self.
Some paint or make pottery. We embroider, lace, weave and spin. With heart. With skill. With joy.
🧵 Our mission: preserve, pass on, inspire
We stand for the preservation of embroidery as a craft in all its diversity and beauty.
With us, there is (almost) nothing that does not exist – and above all: people who enjoy sharing what they love.
We want everyone who comes to us to take something away with them:
🪡 The knowledge of what can be created with needle, thread and imagination.
🌱 The courage to trust your own creativity.
🎨 And the experience that this wonderful craft can be learned by anyone with a little practice.
Support
🤝 Service with heart – and sometimes an answering machine 😉
Service is very important to us – even if we cannot always be reached directly by phone (we are often busy dyeing, packing or balling yarn). 😉).
There is hardly a question about Stitching or textile design where we would have to pass.
And if it does happen? Then we know the right experts and will be happy to put you in touch with them.
Of course, we are also very familiar with our hand-dyed materials – and are happy to pass on our knowledge.
Your orders will be processed as quickly as possible, and we usually answer queries immediately.
And if something “dances out of line” – don’t worry:
We remain calm, solution-oriented and are always ready to help. Always there for you. Patiently. Personally. Reliable.