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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
Saturday Workshops
A range of Saturday workshops runs throughout
the year at the college. All those listed below have now been run
but more will be added shortly. You can click on someimages for
a report of the workshop.
Date |
Title |
Information |
Sat 20th June 2009
10:00 - 16:00
Ref : MARN353
Cost : £38 |
Silken Strands
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A day exploring
the delights of making silk papers from silk fibres.
A variety of techniques will be
introduced to make sumptuous surfaces with many uses. |
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Sat 13th June 2009
10:00 - 16:00
Ref : MARN329
Cost : £38 |
Jewels From Junk
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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.
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Sat 16th May 2009
10:00 - 16:00
Ref : MARN315
Cost : £39 |
Feltmaking
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Introduces students
to wet feltmaking and the potentials for creating textural
and decorative surfaces using attractive additives such as
silk fibres.
At the end of the day students
will have the skills to produce a small individually designed
vessel or bag. |
| Sat 21st
March 2009
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Stitched Bowls
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Create an amazing
variety of functional and decorative bowls using a range of
deceptively simple textile techniques. |
Sat 14th
March 2009
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Shibori Workshop |
Discover a range
of techniques to fold, gather, tie, mask and dye fabrics creating
wonderful visual texture and pattern.
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| Sat
7th March 2009
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Eco-friendly Bags
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Discover how to
quilt and patch recycled bags and plastics to create beautiful
eco-friendly bags. |
Sat 28th
February 2009
10.00am - 4.30pm
Cost : £32 |
Take
a Square of Fabric ...
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This workshop will
guide you through the techniques to manipulate, strengthen
and transforn a square of fabric into a multitude of bag and
box forms.
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| Sat 31st
January 2009
10.00am - 4.30pm
Cost : Fully Booked |
Making
your own Journal
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Learn a variety
of techniques to make an individual journal including ways
to distress the pages before attaching them to a decorated
spine and cover. |
Sat 8th
November 2008
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Release
the Tension
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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 11th
October 2008
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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 14th
June 2008
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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
26th April 2008
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Introduction
to Free Machine Embroidery
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A day
discovering the delights of using the sewing machine if free
motion mode to create line, pattern and texture. |
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.
The 2009 summer school runs from August
15th to August 22nd. I will be teaching two textile days and offering
the new City and Guilds Level 1 Award in Creative Sketchbooks which
will run over 5 days. More details and images will appear here soon.
Date |
Title |
Information |
Saturday
15th August 2009
10:00 am to 4:30pm
Ref: MSUN320
£43
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Fragile
Flora
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Discover the delights
of designing with flowers and leaves.
You will use a variety of methods
to explore transparent layers with paints and resists before
interpreting these ideas into fabric. A combination of stitch
and fabric distressing techniques will be incorporated to
create your own bouquet of fragile flora.
Diana is an inspiring and enthusiastic tutor who enjoys sharing
her extensive knowledge of contemporary textile techniques
and skills. Her Summer School courses at the Malvern Hills
Campus are well known for their friendly and informative atmosphere.
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Sunday 16th
August 2009
10am – 4.30pm
Ref: MSUN306
£42
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Fun Design
into Stitch
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Originally from
a science background, Diana sympathises with all those students
who are scared of designing.
With this in mind, she has developed
delightful exercises to give confidence and enable students
to produce beautiful pieces of work. Using some fun and simple
techniques, paper shapes and a few pen lines, students will
be able to create fascinating designs of everyday scenes.
These will be extended into fabric and stitch, which could
be used to make cards or pictures. |
Monday 17th
August to Friday 21st August 2009
10am – 4.30pm each day
Ref: MSUN347
£90
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City and
Guilds
Creative Sketchbooks
5 day course
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Discover the delights
of interpreting a theme through a variety of design techniques
that will culminate in a very personal sketchbook.
Using the elements of design, you
will explore an idea, creating individual pages, using a range
of papers, applying layers of colour and investigating shape
and pattern. These pages will be stitched together to create
a unique sketchbook. You will gain a City and Guilds Level
1 Award in five days, which will give ideal preparation for
a number of college courses.
Diana is an inspiring and enthusiastic tutor who teaches a
variety of the colleges City and Guilds Textile courses. She
has a particular interest in sketchbook making, winning a
Highly Commended Certificate from City and Guilds for her
own work in this area.
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The 2008 Summer School was well attended,
including Val all the way from Australia and I have left the details
below for interest.
Date |
Title |
Information |
Sat 9th
and Mon 11th August 2008
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Di's Dyes
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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.
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Sun 10th
August 2008
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Transfer
Tricks
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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.
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Wed 13th
to Fri 15th August 2008
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From Paper
Design to Stitch
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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.
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Sat 16th
August 2008
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Jewels from
Junk
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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.
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Farncombe Estate
Friday to Sunday, 9th to 11th
October 2009
The Textured Surface - Creative
Hand Stitching
You are guided through a variety of techniques
to discover a multitude of sumptous textured surfaces that can be
created using simple hand stitching. You will be introduced to a
variety of stitches and see how to change the working and spacing
elements of those stitches to create an endless range of effects.
A range of threads will be introduced to compliment the stitching.
Having discovered the potential of the stitch. you will have the
opportunity to design and create a textured surface panel.
Threads will be provided.
Cost : Non-residential £163,
residential from £225
To book, contact Farncombe Estate on
01386 854100 or visit their website www.farncombeestate.co.uk
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