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Workshops

We offer a wide range of workshops designed to enable you to develop your skills and go forward on your journey of discovery.

 

Workshops are run on a regular basis at the Malvern Hills Campus of Evesham and Malvern Hills College and the Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds. In addition we are able run workshops at any suitable venue from the extensive list.

 

Malvern Hills College

Summer School

Each August, Malvern Hills College runs its Summer School of art and craft related workshops. This a very popular event which quickly books up, largely by people who attended the previous year's event. Diana has her following and her workshops detailed below are sure to sell out so please book early to avoid disappointment. To book, please contact the college direct on 01684 565351 or through their website www.evesham.ac.uk.

 

Date

Title

Information

Sat 9th and Mon 11th August

 

10am - 4.30pm

 

£83


Ref: MSSN342

Di's Dyes

 

Di's Dyes

A two day workshop discovering the delights of adding colour and pattern to fabric, through a variety of methods.


This workshop runs on Saturday and Monday to allow time for the dyed fabrics to be rinsed and dried on Sunday and prepared for further colour applications.


Day 1 will explore dyeing techniques including tie-dye and space dyeing to colour the basic fabrics.


Day 2 will further embellish the fabric by using printing, stencilling, discharging and other fun techniques to add surface pattern.


Dyes and fabrics for dyeing will be provided and are included in the course fee.

 

Sun 10th August

10am - 4.30pm

 

£42

 

Ref: MSSN349

Transfer Tricks

 

Transfer Tricks

Transfer paints can produce surprisingly exciting backgrounds from which to further develop textile projects.


This workshop looks at the multitude of ways of colouring, painting and printing the transfer papers; and explores the vast range of methods available to then apply the colour to fabrics.


Transfer paints and fabrics will be provided and are included in the course fee.

Wed 13th to Fri 15th August

10am- 4.30pm

 

£122

 

Ref: MSSN344

From Paper Design to Stitch

 

Raised Stitch Christmas Tree

This three day workshop will guide you through the design, sampling, making and completion stages of creating a small textile embroidered panel.


Starting with a landscape photograph of your own choice, you will explore a variety of design methods and will be able to assess their potential for further development.


Ideas for both realistic and abstract interpretation will be given.


You will then experiment with a range of stitch and collage techniques to help you choose the most appropriate materials and techniques to be used to complete a small panel.


Both hand and machine embroidery can be used in the sampling and final pieces.


Some experience of machine embroidery is preferable.


Course fee includes materials.

Sat 16th August

10am - 4.30pm

 

£42


Ref: MSSN345

Jewels from Junk

 

Jewels From Junk

Discover techniques to transform throwaway packaging materials into gems.
You will investigate ways of making them into backgrounds and incorporating them into textile structures.


Plastic bags, foam packaging,and Christmas decorations are examples of materials that can be developed into beautiful and unusual surfaces, or decorative elements to enhance textile work with minimal cost involved.


'Junk' materials for this workshop are included in the course fee.


Other materials will be available for purchase on the day.

 

Saturday Workshops

A range of Saturday workshops runs throughut the year at the college, here are the latest ones. Again to book, please contact the college as above.

 

Date

Title

Information

Sat 26th April 2008

10.00 - 4.00pm

 

£32.00

Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery

 

Free Machine Embroidery

A day discovering the delights of using the sewing machine if free motion mode to create line, pattern and texture.

Sat 14th June 2008

10.00am - 4.00pm

 

Cost : £32.00

Tempting Textile Techniques

Using a variety of fabrics and threads, create a small panel with layers of texture and sumptuous surfaces. Explore transparency, heat distressing, manipulation, embellishing and much more.

Sat 11th October 2008

10.00am - 4.00pm

 

Cost : TBA

Design , Print, Embellish

Discover how to design and make your own stencils and print blocks for use in applying metallic fabric paints, bronzing powders and more onto cloth.

Sat 8th November 2008

10.00am - 4.00pm

 

Cost : TBA

Release the Tension

 

Release teh Tension

A day exploring the effects of altering the tension on the sewing machine to create a multitude of differing surface textures. Discover ways of incorporating moss, feather and cable stitch into your creative embroidery.

Sat 29th November 2008

10.00am - 4.00pm

 

Cost :TBA

Raising the Stitch

 

Raising The Stitch

Discover how raised chain band and other composite stitches are worked to create a textural surface with a multitude of uses. Use these to create a small design suitable for Christmas decorations or cards.

 

Farncombe Estate

Beading: Create and Bead-azzled

22nd November 2008

 

Bead-azzled

 

Have you ever wanted to create unusual and exciting beads from a variety of throwaway materials? This workshop will guide you through the process of making beads from certain papers, fabrics, threads and plastics to create a collection of wonderfully exotic beads with a multitude of uses. Ways of using the beads both in jewellery making and embellishing stitched textiles will be investigated so that you will take home a bracelet of your own making and a small brooch embellished with your own beads.

 

Cost :£65

 

To book, contact Farncombe Estate on 01386 854100 or visit their website www.farncombeestate.co.uk

 

Other Workshops

This is a list of workshops that we have heldin the past. These and any of the current workshops can easily be repeated, all that is needed is a minimum number of students and a suitable venue. If you would like Diana Sanderson to visit your club, school or other organisation please get in touch via our Contact Page.

 

Workshop Information

Designed to Dissolve

 

Designed to Dissolve

Lacy effects can be achieved with the use of soluble fabrics and papers. This workshop will look into the variety of soluble fabrics available and where they can be used as well as the way that machine stitching can create a range of interesting textures that have a multitude of uses.

 

Creative Sketchbooks for Textile Artists

A day exploring ways of mounting samples of textile work into sketchbooks in a variety of ways. Both surface and window mounting will be investigated as well as innovative methods of attaching textile pieces to the paper page. Techniques to integrate the sample within the page so that the sample and design become one will be covered as well.

 

A Stitch with No Boundaries – Chain Stitch

 

A Stitch with No BOundaries - Chain STitch

A day exploring a hand stitch technique. A stitch family such as chain stitch will be investigated. It is amazing how a simple starting point can produce a huge variety of effects by experimenting with elements such as colour, texture, scale and layering. Having discovered the potential of stitches, you will find ways of incorporating them into a variety of work situations.

A Holey Affair

This workshop exploits the effects of heat on a variety of fabrics such as polyester sheers and Kunin felt. A combination of fabric, stitch and heat will create holey effects to reveal hidden gems beneath the surface.

 

Sumptuous Surfaces

Ever bought the packet of Tyvek and/or Fabritex and not sure what to do with them? This workshop will demonstrate a variety ways of using these materials from colouring to distressing and applying them to a stitched piece of work. Other ways of creating a sumptuous surface will be explore using a glue gun, plastic bags and ... Your imagination is the limit to what can be used.

Creative Canvas

Using a few simple canvas work stitches, a square design will be developed during the day incorporating a variety of unusual threads, sheer fabrics and metal threads. The panel created can be used for card making, cushion panel, hanging and much much more.

Over the Edge

 

A day exploring ways of edging fabric in a creative way. This is particularly useful for students who wish to explore ways of finishing a textile hanging as the edge is as important as the design within. Neat and distressed edges will be investigated as well as ways of incorporating an edge as the hanging element so it becomes integral with the design.

 

A Stitch with No Boundaries - Buttonhole

 

A day exploring a hand stitch technique. A stitch family such as buttonhole stitch will be investigated. It is amazing how a simple starting point can produce a huge variety of effects by experimenting with elements such as colour, texture, scale and layering. Having discovered the potential of stitches, you will find ways of incorporating them into a variety of work situations.

 

 

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