Silk Painting

From the basics of applying the design to silk using gutta to a range of special effects the course will guide you through the techniques step-by-step in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Basic materials are provided in the course fee.

Paper Making

We will recycle existing sheets of unwanted & used paper to produce lovely textural handmade sheets of paper. Dried flowers, threads, sequins, feathers and many other items can be added to create even more interesting papers. Adding colour and embossing will also be covered during the day.

Machine Embroidery
Covering the basics including the use of standard machine patterns we will make rich and varied embroidered surfaces. You will learn the simple method of free-machine embroidery and put it to use along with water soluble stabilisers to make a small 3D vessel.

Making Silk Paper

Lustrous silk fibres can be used with an adhesive to make shimmering sheets of silk paper. The resulting sheets of paper can be used for machine embroidery and many other textile applications.

Getting Acquainted with Friendly Plastic

Friendly Plastic melts at low temperature in hot water and it can be used to make jewellery, gift items, greeting cards and many other beautiful things. You will learn a range of easy techniques and use them to create a visual feast!

Transfer Techniques

Use transfer paints and crayons to produce your own unique fabrics. Take rubbings, use resists and layer your patterns to make beautiful one-off pieces of textile art.

Scrumptious Surfaces for Papercrafts

Apply paints, dyes, Markal Paintstiks, texture gels and lustre powders to produce subtle ranges of pattern and colour on paper. Use the resulting papers for card-making, collage and many other crafts.