THIRTY years ago, Carhampton's Faith Cartwright stitched part of a large tapestry picture Minehead Quakers were making.

The tapestry became one of 77 panels made by people in many countries - the full set form a permanent display in Kendal but now 20 of them are coming to Taunton for a special exhibition.

Mrs Cartwright said: "Each meeting designed their own panel, and ours was created by Frank Frisby - a well-known Minehead Quaker at the time, along with Siw Wood.

"It depicted a scene in which Quakers witnessed for peace with a street theatre group."

The work took many months months to complete, with many members contributing a small part each.

"The stitching had to be just right so that it matched all the other panels being made," Mrs Cartwright recalls.

"I still feel very proud to have made this very small contribution to what has become a well-known record of Quaker work."

A photo of the Minehead panel hangs in the Quaker Meeting House in Bancks Street in Minehead. The original is now part of the permanent exhibition and seen by thousands of people every year.

The idea from the project came from a Taunton Quaker called Anne Wynn-Wilson who came up with the notion when wondering what to do with the children on Sundays.

She ensured that the designs and materials gave the whole set a consistent look. Children's drawings were used in many of the designs, while the cloth was made in Somerset by Church Farm Weavers using colours based on local stones.

The exhibition has been arranged by Temple Methodist Church and Taunton Quaker Meeting and will show different styles of needlework and tapestry.

The exhibition will on from Saturday, May 20 to Saturday, June 3 and is open daily except Sundays between 10am and 4pm. Entry is free.