4 Week Creative Mixed Media Textiles Course - online (no materials)

Description

Creative Mixed Media Textiles - 4 week online course If you want to try some exciting, colourful textile techniques that focus on material exploration, experimenting and having fun - then this is the course for you! Tuesday 1st April Tuesday 8th April Tuesday 15th April Tuesday 22nd April How the 4 week course works… The workshops are split into four weekly sessions of 1 hour 30 mins each - on a Tuesday evening. Each session builds on the last with different textile and mixed media skills in each workshop. It is encouraged to attend each of the 4 Zoom sessions live, but if you cannot attend due to any reason please let Jessica know in advance of the session and you will be sent the workshop recording to follow and watch in your own time. Everyone who signs up to the course will receive the recorded workshops for 1 month following the end of the course along with a corresponding printable PDF worksheet. You will receive a full list of materials that you need to have at home to take part in the course. Week 1 - Colour/Pattern + Mark-making (01/04/2025) To begin our 4 weeks of creative textile exploration we will be looking at mark-making and creating abstract patterns on paper and fabric using paints, resists, inks and crayons. We will explore layering and peeling away techniques and also look at applying similar ideas onto our main fabric base. At the end of the workshop each person will have a mini collection of patterned sheets, and a final piece of painted calico - which will form your base for the remainder of the workshop sessions. Week 2 - Hand stitch + Threads (08/04/2025) Week 2 is all about hand stitch techniques and exploring thread ideas. We will use our painted fabric base from week 1 and start experimenting with simple hand embroidery stitches including: Straight Stitch Knots Couching Needle weaving We will look at the potential of each simple stitch and how we can change that by varying the threads that we use as well as the patterns and marks that the stitch makes on our fabric base. Stitching in this way without a pattern is very freeing and relaxing, and great for mindfulness! Week 3 - 2D Embellishments + Layering (15/04/2025) Week 3 is all about starting to add embellishments onto our painted and embroidered base in a 2D way, looking a simple shapes, materials and how these can be manipulated to create fun patterns on our fabric. For this session you may want to try out embellishment ideas on another piece of fabric before adding to your painted calico. Embellishment ideas will include: Hand cut sequins Building shapes together Couched beads + unusual embellishments Week 4 - 3D Embellishments + building surfaces (22/04/2025) The final week is all about adding to our 2D embellishments to create more 3D ideas with stitching upwards from the fabric base, using structured materials and further material manipulation. 3D embellishment ideas will include: Folded sequins Looped scrolls Embellished embellishments Playing with wire At the end of the 4 weeks you will have your very own unique experimental sampler, documenting all of the ideas and techniques shown in the workshops, you can choose to carry on and add to this in your own time, or use it to develop new textiles and projects.

What's included in the price?

Includes x4 90 min workshop sessions PDF worksheets Workshop recordings for one month after the workshops end Email support during the workshops duration Material list emailed in advance of the workshop

What you will need

What you need at home to take part: Jessica will send a full expanded list with alternative options after you have booked your place on the course to give you sufficient time to collect materials but the course is designed in a way that you can use and switch materials to what you have available at home! Drawing inks/paints/felt pens ( Week 1) Paint brush (Week 1)  Kitchen Salt (optional) (Week 1) Household Bleach (optional) (Week 1) Mixed Papers - different colours/types (Week 1) Mid weight calico fabric or any other light colour natural fabric ( Week 1) Scissors (Week 1-4) Sewing Needles + general sewing/embroidery thread (Week 2-4) Mix of alternative yarns/wools/ribbons ( Week 2) Embroidery Hoop (6-7 inches) (Week 2 - 4) Embellishment materials ( Week 3-4) Buttons/beads/sequins (Week 3-4) Mixed recycled materials (Week 3-4)

Cancellation policy

Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts

Maker

Jessica Grady embroidery artist

with Craft Courses since 2018

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