TEXTILES Workshop

New for 2025! This exciting two day Mixed Media Creative Textiles event provides the opportunity to design and create a beautiful mixed media textile piece.

The two day workshop is for textile enthusiasts of all levels.

DAY 1.

• Introduction to Batik, Dissolvable fabric, Applique & Free machine embroidery.

• Batik…a ‘resist’ method of hand dyeing by applying hot wax and dye to fabrics.

• Free motion / free machine embroidery literally allows you to ‘draw using stitch’.

• Dissolvable fabric is a strong, durable silk-like fabric for you to machine embroider onto and which dissolves on impact with hot water.

• Applique. Quite simply applying one fabric onto another using various methods of application.

• Planning your design or selecting an image from my collection (to be discussed prior to the textile weekend).

• Preparing silk for outcome by stretching on frame.

• Applying batik & dye as a base for applique, machine stitch & dissolvable fabric.

• Setting up sewing machine and beginning textile outcome.

DAY 2.

• Production day. The entire day is spent continuing to develop textile outcomes and reviewing and refining individual textile pieces as work develops.

• The workshops are structured and conducted in a friendly, relaxed setting with group demonstrations and individual guidance given throughout the two day event.

• You will need to provide your own sewing machine which has the free motion facility and which you have experiencing operating.

• Sewing threads, embroidery hoops, wooden frames for stretching silk, pins, Batik equipment and fabrics for applique are all provided. One piece of silk and dissolvable fabric 30cm x 30cm provided. Extra pieces of fabric are available on the day for a small fee. Protective aprons are also provided.

TIME: Both days 10.30am – 4.30pm

PRICE: £145 (includes a £45 non-refundable deposit to secure booking)

Tea / coffee and refreshments provided.