Textile Workshops at:
Braintree ACL Summer School 2018
Details to be found at:
https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/ 'Events'
01376 323280
Saturday June 2nd
10 am – 3.30pm
Leaves
In this workshop you will be guided through one of the many ways of using water soluble paper. Combined with acrylic paint, and machine embroidery using straight stitching, you will be able to design and create your own colourful masterpiece.
Saturday 9th June
10 am – 3.30pm
Confetti
This is an ideal workshop if you are a beginner or want to practise your free machine embroidery skills. A delicate mosaic highlighting the use of Sizoflor will form the basis of your handiwork. And just for fun we will be using a heat gun to create a little magic!
Saturday June 23rd
10 am – 3.30pm
Spider’s web
Become familiar with the effects to be achieved experimenting with the automatic stitches on your sewing machine working on water soluble film. You will start by learning how to draw a suitable design, which will then be transformed using automatic stitches to create your own unique lace sample
Saturday 14th July
10 am – 3.30pm
Butterfly
A butterfly provides the design inspiration, which working with threads, fabrics, bondaweb and wire, will take you on a journey to create your own unique sample of textile art. A step-by step demonstration will show you the hand embroidery techniques of applique and surface stitching
Saturday 21st July
10 am – 3.30pm
Flowers
From drawings of flowers to working on silk and water soluble film, various methods of machine stitching, including free embroidery, will be the focus of this workshop. You will learn how to incorporate wire to add a 3D touch to your floral display
Saturday 4th August
10 am – 3.30pm
Birds
This workshop will show you different basic methods of needle felting working on commercially made felt. Birds will be the design source of this project. You will learn how to adapt a picture of a bird, to make it a suitable design for the technique, and transfer it onto felt ready for felting. Choosing from the many beautiful colours of merino wool available, your design will ‘come to life’ as the day progresses
Saturday 18th August
10 am -3.30pm
Landscape
The techniques covered in this workshop include folding and manipulating fabrics as well as machine and hand embroidery. Learn how to blend them all together to craft a stunning textile landscape
Saturday 1st September
10 am -3.30pm
Dandelions
In this workshop you’ll be working with various products including Iron-on-Vilene, Bondaweb and Angelina. Angelina, combined with straight and satin stitch machine embroidery, as well as some simple hand stitches and beads or sequins, will add a hint of luxury to your textile art
Starting Machine Embroidery from the Beginning
Braintree Adult Community Learning
Braintree Community Centre-Hall, 19-21 Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9AH
Saturday March 17th 2018
10a.m.-4p.m.
£35.00 + £4.00 for materials provided
To enrol www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk
Do you feel you aren't making the most of your sewing machine?
This workshop will really help you to get started. Using just the straight stitch, satin stitch and automatic stitch options on your sewing machine, you will create a reference of techniques to use in future projects.
Demonstrations showing you how to achieve a variety of different effects will feature throughout the day and there will be plenty of examples of finished work to inspire you.
You will need to bring:
Sewing machine with standard presser foot. Selection of different size machine needles. Sewing machine manual
Scissors, needles, threads of suitable quality for sewing machine
Three bobbins wound with different colour threads. Three bobbins left empty
notebook/paper, pencil
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'Painting Without Brushes'
Textile Artists, Fine Artists, Sculptors, whatever your medium this technique is perfect to enhance and add an exceptional uniqueness to your art. Saturday March 24th 9.30am-1pm CO3 Studios, 90 Shrub End Road, CO3 4RX £35.00 plus £5.00 for materials (to be paid on the day) Refreshments available This is a wonderfully freeing method of creating magical effects that can stand alone or complement other styles of working. Students will need to bring: Sketching pencil, rubber. Pen/pencil, paper for making notes. The theme will be 'teasels' (I will provide these) but feel free to bring an alternative design inspiration. This class is suitable for all levels. You will leave with some amazing, creative artwork. To book your place: http://www.co3gallery.co.uk/painting-without-brushes-with-maggie-harling-saturday-24th-march-2018.html |
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