The Advanced Textile Workshop is suitable for you if you have completed a C&Guilds Embroidery course, an equivalent art based qualification or have been making and creating for as long as you can remember. The course is designed to help develop your practice by opening new pathways to explore. During the first two terms, you will work through directed exercises, exploring materials and various techniques. The emphasis will be on adopting an expressive and individual approach. In the last term, you will work on your own project, producing a resolved piece/body of work. Throughout the workshop, you will be guided and supported with regular tutorials and be required to participate in group tutorials. An experimental and open approach is required as you will be encouraged to question and reflect on your practice, pushing boundaries.
Day: Alternate Monday and Wednesday Time : 10.00 am – 3.30pm Cost: £750
Venues :
Monday’s workshop: Full
South Hill Arts Centre Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA
Wednesday’s workshop: Little Milton, The Pine Lodge. Thame Road, South Oxfordshire OX44 7PZ Full
Gel Plate Mono Printing
During this course, you will create a range of exciting painted papers and fabrics, using water-based paints. Using stencils, stamps, mark-making, masks and different resist processes, experiment with pattern, texture and colour mixing on your prints.
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Experimental Collagraphs on Fabric
This workshop explores the versatility of collagraph printing to create uniquely rich and individual prints. During the course, you will create a set of collagraph plates using a range of materials and a variety of plate-making techniques. The range of beautiful textures, tones and marks that can be made using this exciting technique, creates a myriad of possibilities.
November 19 Oct – 2 Nov Thursday 10:30 am
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Experimental Hand Stitch
You will work through a set of exercises to learn (or revisit) a range of stitches and techniques and how to break the rules of traditional embroidery. The end outcome will be a range of exciting and imaginative samples that demonstrate a very individual and personal response.
Dates: 7 Dec – 21 Dec Thursday 10:30 am
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Textiles: Experimental hand stitch
A contemporary approach to hand-stitching and embroidery. Explore a range of experimental and traditional stitch techniques.
Dates: 2 Dates available
Saturday 30/09/23 – 28/10/23 Tuesday 06/02/24 – 05/03/24
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 Location: Online
Hand stitched textiles: Indian influence
Inspired by the richly embroidered textiles of India (Punjab and Rajasthan), examine traditional methods such as mirror work, embroidery and appliqué.
Date: 14/01/24 – 04/02/24 Time : 10:00 -17:00 Location: Keeley Street
Textiles : recycle fabrics using kantha stitch
Using techniques inspired by kantha quilting, recycle your old favourite fabrics. Blend old and new materials with simple running stitch to create several exploratory samples or a small resolved piece.
Date :28/04/24 – 26/05/24
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Contemporary Kantha Stitching with re-used fabrics
During this course you will be inspired by the technique of Kantha quilting. Recycle your old favourite fabrics and blend old and new materials with simple running stitch to create several exploratory samples or a small resolved textile piece exploring stitch and pattern.
Date: 2-5 January 2024
Wax Resist Surfaces on Paper and Fabric
A mixed media workshop investigating the different ways hot wax can be used on paper and fabric: as a resist to create surface decoration and a medium to alter the structure of a surface working on paper or fabric.
Date :29 January – 1 February 2024
I am also available for day workshops, for further information please contact me to discuss your requirements amarjeetnandhra@virginmedia.com