Design Textiles & Craft

Print Techniques for Textiles

Fri 15 Oct 2021 — Fri 19 Nov 2021

Bori Benko begint

If you want to discover or broaden your knowledge of printing on textiles, this course is perfect for you! You will learn how to adapt images, carve out blocks and create stamps for printing. The course will cover stencil screen printing, pattern design and colour mixing also. You will be guided to develop your own textile projects, be it clothing, homewares or wall hangings in a very supportive environment with tutor Bori Benko.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Sewing The Fiddly Bits – Hems, Zips, Buttons & More

Sat 16 Oct 2021 — Sat 20 Nov 2021

Angela Ferolla begint

Conquer your fear of buttons, zips and all the other fiddly bits that stop you from finishing those sewing projects! These finishing techniques will give your sewing projects a lovely, more professional finish. Working on a series of samples each week, learn a number of tricks and skills. Bring your own sewing machine. Some basic/ beginner sewing skills recommended.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Screenprinting & Textile Design Techniques (Saturdays)

Sat 16 Oct 2021 — Sat 20 Nov 2021

Angela Ferolla begint

Discover the endless possibilities of printing and enhancing your own customised fabric in this exciting new course. Under the guidance of textile artist Angela Ferolla, learn screenprinting techniques from fixing a photographic image to your screen, to monoprints. Learn about painterly transfer dyes and how to work into your prints with applique (a sewing technique).

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Design Textiles & Craft

Hand Painted Silk Scarf (Sun 17 Oct)

Sun 17 Oct 2021

Roberta Leary beg

Create your own beautiful painterly silk scarf in this one day workshop. Using a range of bright colours, learn simple techniques to draw and transfer your images onto silk. This technique can be used on all sorts of natural fibres.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Screenprinting – Customised T-Shirts

Sun 24 Oct 2021

Louise Snook begint

Create your own custom printed garments in this fun workshop. Design imagery suitable for screenprinting, learn how to make your own stencil and play with layering and levels of translucency. Items will be heat set so you can wash and wear them for years to come. Bring your own garments to print.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Machine Sewing for Beginners: Garments (Night)

Tue 26 Oct 2021 — Tue 30 Nov 2021

Angela Ferolla beg

Discover everything you need to know to get you sewing, from how your machine works and sewing a straight line to reading, laying, adapting and cutting patterns. This is a great hands–on course to teach you technical skills and get you motivated. Students will sew a simple clothing pattern, customised to fit. Bring your own sewing machine.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Block & Pattern Printing Techniques for Textiles (Night)

Wed 27 Oct 2021 — Wed 01 Dec 2021

Bori Benko begint

Always wanted to print on fabrics? To create your own textiles to wear, decorate your home and hang on walls? In this course you will be guided through different printing techniques on textiles, from rubber block printing to stencil screen printing. You will learn to design patterns and develop your own projects, small or large scale. Suitable for complete beginners or those wishing to work on their own textile projects and further their skills.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Hand Painted Silk Scarf (Sun 31 Oct)

Sun 31 Oct 2021

Roberta Leary beg

Create your own beautiful painterly silk scarf in this one day workshop. Using a range of bright colours, learn simple techniques to draw and transfer your images onto silk. This technique can be used on all sorts of natural fibres.

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Design Textiles & Craft

All Things Screenprinting

Tue 02 Nov 2021 — Tue 07 Dec 2021

Louise Snook begint

Discover and explore the many varied applications of screenprinting onto fabric. Techniques covered include photographic screenprinting, how to permanently fix an image to your silkscreen to print a high quality image multiple times, and designing and cutting your own stencils. Discuss imagery suitable for printing, master composition, layering, colour mixing and placement.

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