Alan Teather Quilting

Design

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sewing,

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quilting, sewing, bespoke cushions, bespoke lampshades

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Alex O'Hara

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wellbeing 

Easter

social event

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machine sewing

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sewing

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handsewing

mindfulness

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Health & Wellbeing

Beginner sewing

sewing machine

Stitch and Run

Embroidery

Machine Embroidery

Hand Embroidery

Free Motion & Machine Embroidery

Sew Forest of Dean

Sew Happy Patchwork & Quilting Classes

kids clothes

Sewing Machine

quilting

overlocker

Stitching

stitch n bitch

beginner sewing

hand sewing

social sewing

Appliance Repair

Dressmaking

beginner

Applique

Pattern Making

cheekyhandmades

Sheffield

This is an oportunity to enjoy a day of quilting in the comfort of your own home. &nbsp;There will be live Google Meets throughout the day to check on progress and to ask questions. &nbsp;You will have access to a PDF downloadable pattern, pre-recorded video tutorials as well as the recordings of the live sessions, and a materials pack will be sent to you prior to the start of the event. &nbsp;There will also be a follow up live session the following day to answer any questions.Materials pack will included:Fabric for the quilt top, Fabric for the backing, Fabric for the binding, 100% cotton wadding, all you need to provide is the thread, sewing machine and general sewing kit.If you can&#39;t make it on the day, you will have access to the live recordings, as well as the video tutorials.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This is an oportunity to enjoy a day of quilting in the comfort of your own home. There will be live Google Meets throughout the day to check on progress and to ask questions. You will have access to a PDF downloadable pattern, pre-recorded video tutorials as well as the recordings of the live sessions, and a materials pack will be sent to you prior to the start of the event. There will also be a follow up live session the following day to answer any questions.
Materials pack will included:
Fabric for the quilt top, Fabric for the backing, Fabric for the binding, 100% cotton wadding, all you need to provide is the thread, sewing machine and general sewing kit.
If you can't make it on the day, you will have access to the live recordings, as well as the video tutorials. 

Loopy's Place

Join me for a day of quilting and create a wonderful quilt.  All materials will be sent out prior to the event so all you need to do is enjoy a quilting day with me.

Sew a Quilt In a Day-Live Online Class

General admission

Early Bird Offer

Have you ever wanted to try patchwork?
Discover the joy of creating beautiful, handmade pieces with our online Patchwork for Beginners class. Your journey to crafting stunning quilts starts with simple steps. We'll guide you through the fundamentals, from selecting the perfect fabrics to mastering essential techniques.
In this class, you'll learn:
How to choose fabrics 
Precision cutting techniques for accurate pieces
The basics of patchwork, including squares and half-square triangles
Sewing blocks together to create larger patterns
Adding finishing touches with borders
Simple Quilting
Finishing as a wall hanging or cushion cover
Our comprehensive video tutorials break down each step, making it easy to learn at your own pace. Plus, benefit from weekly live Q&A sessions to get personalised guidance and support.
Ready to embark on your patchwork adventure? Join us and discover the magic of creating something truly special with your own hands.
Materials are provided
Materials will be sent out week of the 8th September, 2024.  First live session will be on 15th September with weekly emails being sent out from 16th September.  Recordings will stay in the dedicated Facebook group.  

Online Course Creation

Online Education

Learn to quilt from the comfort of your own home! Our online Patchwork for Beginners class provides comprehensive video tutorials and live Q&A sessions to guide you through the basics of patchwork. Master essential techniques, from fabric selection to creating stunning blocks. Start your quilting journey today!

Patchwork and Quilting for Beginners Online Class with Live Q&A Sessions

General Admission

If you are looking for a fun and addictive sewing project, then this is the class for you. You never stop at making one!  
These fabric baskets are made using a technique which is fun to do. It is simple but creates a wonderful effect.  Whether you are an experienced sewer and want to enjoy crafty time with others, or a beginner wanting to try new techniques, you will have fun. 
It's a great introduction to quilting and helps build confidence with sewing.  Read what previous participants have said:
"I have had such fun - I think I may be hooked on baskets! This is my small one - but bigger than I expected. Thank you Jane for all the help and inspiration."
"Thank you Jane for an enjoyable morning of sewing."
"This is so relaxing!"
You will receive access to the recording of a live class to work alongside at your own pace, as well as pre-recorded step by step video tutorial. Downloadable PDF patterns of three different size baskets, as well as a bonus video for creating coasters.  There are extra videos with hints and tips to help you get the best out of creating your baskets
You will have lifetime access to the class.
Following booking, you will receive details on how to access your class on the Loopy's Place website.
A materials pack is available at an extra cost.

Learn to make addictive fabric baskets! Easy-to-follow online class for beginners and experienced sewers. Create beautiful, functional baskets with a fun and simple technique. Enjoy lifetime access to video tutorials, patterns, and support. Discover your inner crafter today!

Online-Sew Beautiful Quilted Baskets 

Includes the materials to sew one basket-please state whether you are making the small, large or square

Materials Pack




BLENDED ONLINE COURSE WITH OPTION TO JOIN LIVE SESSIONS
NEXT LIVE START DATE: TBC (Zoom details sent out with booking)
TIMES: 19:00 - 20:30 (Every Wednesday for 5 Weeks)
FEES: FULL COURSE £85
NB This course is available to anyone at any time. If you want to join in the live sessions you can, but not obligatory. They are however fun and you get to ask questions to Nicola and connect with other like minded attendees. The LIVE sessions are all recorded and uploaded to use as reference or to watch back, so don't worry if you can't make any of them. 



This course utilises drawing as a process to play with both traditional materials, and textile processes to develop playfulness and experimentation as a tool for design and art directions. It will consider DIY approaches to tool and material making, while questioning our motivations and needs to utilise drawing as a vital tool in a creative practice.



WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
This course is suitable for anyone, from those new to textiles, through to experienced makers who want to explore or refresh ways of thinking. You may be a teacher or lecturer looking to recharge your creative batteries, a student who wants to further your current knowledge, or maybe outside of formal education and fancy trying something outside of your usual remit.



WHAT TO EXPECT:
This approach to creativity focuses on a playful and ‘what if’ method of developing ideas for future designs or art directions through drawing. Mark-making, form creation, repetition and colour trials will be used as a basis to explore drawing through patchwork, weaving and hand stitched quilting. While you may choose to develop ideas onto ‘finished’ artefacts, drawings or designs, the series focuses on ideas generation as a part of the whole creative process.
We spend so much time thinking through ideas to completion, often before we even put pen to paper. What might happen if we think through such things while actually engaging in making, playfulness and ‘just doing stuff’ so, that we build an engaging and rich resource of research? Drawing can also be a challenge that brings anxiety, but a free approach to what might constitute drawing can often release those super exciting but unexpected ideas – that frequently never surface when we are rigid in our thinking.

 



WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
While we may have a host of glorious materials and tools available to us, this course will focus on using more every day and accessible materials with extensions suggested as to how ideas may evolve with a broader range of medium etc. In terms of fabrics and threads, it can be with scraps that you have available, old items of clothing or cloth and yarn that has been bought specifically for this.
Key items may include the following: (detailed list will be supplied once you sign up)
General drawing materials: 
Pencils
Pens
Paints and/or inks
Pastels
Tapes
Glue
Tools: 
Scissors
Brushes
Sewing needles [various sizes]
Palette
Water pot
Grounds: 
Loose papers – various from scraps to cartridge paper
Sketchbook for recording
Documenting and working in
Fabrics [scraps + 1/2m plain fabric]
Light weight card.
Other: 
Tapestry frame / old picture frame or piece of thick card
Various yarns and other yarn type materials such as cloth strips
Old plastic bags etc.
Sewing threads.
Good additional options: 
Scalpel,
cutting mat,
ruler,
fabric glue stick [I like the Sewline one]

 



PROGRAMME:
Once you have signed up to the full course, you will have access to a full materials list and a video to help you prepare before you join a session, this will include information about colour and potential subject choices which you can take as a starting point or, ignore and focus on a subject / colour story of your own choosing.
PRE-COURSE MATERIALS:
A] Confined drawing video. Suggest completing before the live sessions, but not essential.
B] Pre-session planning. This video should be watched before you start the course to help you prepare and gather the things you will need. 
SERIES PROGRAMME:
Session 1] Mark-Making & Colour Thinking.
Session 2] Repetition of Form; but not repeats.
Session 3] Forms through Patchwork; DIY EPP.
Session 4] Tapestry as Textural Play.
Session 5] Quilting as Line & Surface Exploration.
 



LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Each session will have a core focus that can be explored in isolation or as part of an overall series of activities. 
Understand a creative, action-based approach to research and ideas suitable for further development [for a design or, arts-based direction].
Develop confidence and enhance your skills in drawing as a tool for textiles.
Explore the pairing of both traditional and experimental approaches in a creative textile orientated practice.

Textiles Skills Centre

Drawing

Stitch

Weaving

Creative Design

Fashion Crafts

Designer

A Level Art & Design

5 Week course using drawing as a process to play with both traditional materials and textile processes, to develop playfulness and experimentation as a tool for design and art directions.

Drawing for Textiles: 1 (Blended Online)

INTRODUCTION TO FREE-HAND MACHINE EMBROIDERY + NICKY SIMPSONONLINE&nbsp;ON-DEMANDFEES:&nbsp; FULL COURSE &pound;35<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT THE COURSE IS ALL ABOUT:A great new introductory course lead by textiles artist NICKY SIMPSON. This course introduces you to free-hand machine embroidery, an exciting and creative textile skill. During the course you will learn how to draw/paint with stitch, just as a fine artist uses paint, using your hands with free motion. Release your creative spirit using your sewing machine!<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:This short course is suitable for anyone, and especially for those new to textiles. You may be a teacher wanting to up-skill, a student who wants to further your current knowledge, or anyone who would like to be more creative with their sewing machine!<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT TO EXPECT:This is a comprehensive course which offers a series of 6 short video tutorials, where you can practice alongside Nicky, working at your own pace. Each video can be paused and rewound. There are also step-by-step guides which have health &amp; safety, tips and trouble shooting.&nbsp;Video Tutorial 1: Introduction &amp; Equipment Video Tutorial 2: Feed Dog &amp; Presser Foot Video Tutorial 3: Your Design Video Tutorial 4: The Hoop Video Tutorial 5: Preparation Video Tutorial 6: Get Sewing<hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">WHAT YOU WILL NEED:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">8&#39; Wooden hoop</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Piece of cotton fabric to use for your design</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Glass head pins</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Reel of thread</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Template of rose design</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Sewing machine with free hand capacity (the dog feed lowers with a drop feed lever)</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Darning foot/quilting foot&nbsp;</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Fabric: You need a cotton based, cut a shape bigger than your hoop size.</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Fabric scissors</li><li id="isPasted" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Thread: Colour of your choice.</li></ul><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">LEARNING OUTCOMES:<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Learn and practice a new and exciting skill.</li><li style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 16px;">Develop confidence and enhance your skills using a sewing machine as a drawing tool.</li></ul>

INTRODUCTION TO FREE-HAND MACHINE EMBROIDERY + NICKY SIMPSON
ONLINE ON-DEMAND
FEES: FULL COURSE £35



WHAT THE COURSE IS ALL ABOUT:
A great new introductory course lead by textiles artist NICKY SIMPSON. This course introduces you to free-hand machine embroidery, an exciting and creative textile skill. During the course you will learn how to draw/paint with stitch, just as a fine artist uses paint, using your hands with free motion. Release your creative spirit using your sewing machine!



WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
This short course is suitable for anyone, and especially for those new to textiles. You may be a teacher wanting to up-skill, a student who wants to further your current knowledge, or anyone who would like to be more creative with their sewing machine!



WHAT TO EXPECT:
This is a comprehensive course which offers a series of 6 short video tutorials, where you can practice alongside Nicky, working at your own pace. Each video can be paused and rewound. There are also step-by-step guides which have health & safety, tips and trouble shooting. 
Video Tutorial 1: Introduction & Equipment
Video Tutorial 2: Feed Dog & Presser Foot
Video Tutorial 3: Your Design
Video Tutorial 4: The Hoop
Video Tutorial 5: Preparation
Video Tutorial 6: Get Sewing



WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
8' Wooden hoop
Piece of cotton fabric to use for your design
Glass head pins
Reel of thread
Template of rose design
Sewing machine with free hand capacity (the dog feed lowers with a drop feed lever)
Darning foot/quilting foot
Fabric: You need a cotton based, cut a shape bigger than your hoop size.
Fabric scissors
Thread: Colour of your choice.



LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Learn and practice a new and exciting skill.
Develop confidence and enhance your skills using a sewing machine as a drawing tool.

A short online introductory course to free hand machine embroidery with Nicky Simpson

Intro To Free Hand Machine Embroidery (Online On-Demand)

Sorry for the bad photo. My wife, AKA The Boss will sort this for me asap.OK, just a simple meet-up, via Zoom, for quilters from around the globe who want to do some stitching and gossiping. I graduated University at the ripe old age of 58 in 2019 and I ran a S&amp;B in Uni. It was a wonderful group but boy did I hear new words. I had to take my hearing aids out most sessions!!What is said in the group, stays in the group.

Sorry for the bad photo. My wife, AKA The Boss will sort this for me asap.
OK, just a simple meet-up, via Zoom, for quilters from around the globe who want to do some stitching and gossiping. 
I graduated University at the ripe old age of 58 in 2019 and I ran a S&B in Uni. It was a wonderful group but boy did I hear new words. I had to take my hearing aids out most sessions!!
What is said in the group, stays in the group.

An online zoom session where we as sewers and quilters can do some stitching and have a laugh at the same time.

Stitch and Bitch

London

Walthamstow

I am available for private sewing classes either in my fully equipped studio in Walthamstow or at your home/ work/ school. I am here if you need someone to help you with the tricky pattern you are working on, to teach you to sew at a place and time that works for you, to help you set up your new sewing machine, all kinds.&nbsp;

I am available for private sewing classes either in my fully equipped studio in Walthamstow or at your home/ work/ school. I am here if you need someone to help you with the tricky pattern you are working on, to teach you to sew at a place and time that works for you, to help you set up your new sewing machine, all kinds. 

private sewing classes in Walthamstow or at yours/ your work/ school etc

Private sewing machine class

BLENDED ONLINE COURSE WITH OPTION TO JOIN LIVE SESSIONS
Series 3: Experimental Image Making
NEXT LIVE START DATE:  TBC (Zoom details sent out with booking)
TIMES: 19:00 - 20:30 (Every Wednesday for 5 Weeks)
FEES: FULL COURSE £85
RELEASE DATE: The online content will be available from mid-April 2024
NB This course is available to anyone at any time. If you want to join in the live sessions, you can, but not obligatory. They are however fun and you get to ask questions to Nicola and connect with other like-minded attendees. The LIVE sessions are all recorded and uploaded to use as reference or to watch back, so don't worry if you can't make any of them. 



Join Nicola Perren of Perren Studios for a new set of classes in the Drawing for Textiles series. The 3rd of the series will see us explore and expand our approaches to drawing based on a subject matter of your choosing. With an experimental approach to image-making we will explore materials, composition, creating drama and the secretive art of gouache paint. Finally, we will explore hand applique as a direct translation of our drawings and, as a drawing process in itself.



If you have completed the first two of the series, that is great. The 1st one will have connected drawing to textiles very clearly, the 2nd will have given you scope to expand your source materials and inspiration. While I recommend you do these, the 3rd in the series will also work very well on its own.
With a focus on drawing, we will continue to question the properties of textile materials whilst generating a portfolio of drawings suitable for a new design collection and textile developments. Using experimentation, restriction, abstraction, play and sensory observation, we will aim to create a dynamic portfolio of work that reflects a personally chosen colour palette.



The course content will be launched in April and available online for you to access in your own time. There is also the opportunity to do a live session linked to each of the five units in the course on a Wednesday evening [12th June - 10th July, 7.00 – 8.30pm UK time]. The live session is great for asking questions, get further tips and insight and as most previous participants comment ‘it’s just great to have 1.5 hours put aside to just draw, play, have fun and relax each week’.




COURSE OVERVIEW:
Sometimes, we miss that vital stage between initial drawn studies or notes and the final designing process, the 3rd in this series of Drawing for Textiles will be about exploring drawing and image-making. It will be experimental, playful, engaging and colourful.



WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
This course is suitable for anyone, from those new to textiles, through to experienced makers who want to explore or refresh ways of thinking. You may be a teacher or lecturer looking to recharge your creative batteries, a student who wants to further your current knowledge, or maybe outside of formal education and fancy trying something outside of your usual remit.
You may have already completed series 1 or 2, if so, it is great to have you back on board but equally, this course can be completed without having done the previous series.



WHAT TO EXPECT:
The focus of this course will be on the creation of images and drawings that can stand alone in a project’s development and / or be the inspiration for translation into design and textiles. We will explore composition, abstraction and drama with a hint of expressiveness.
Aside from learning about hand stitched applique, you will also learn about stretching paper and how to work with Gouache paints.
You will select a subject matter of your own choosing, if you have done the 2nd in the series – you may want to use your artefacts to draw from. I recommend a format of drawing from a still life for this series and we will discuss how to make your still life dynamic and visually engaging, if you prefer however, you can draw from secondary sources. I will provide colour story options or, you may choose a story of your own. If you can have these items prepped before starting the units, that is helpful – but not a requirement.
This course is taught over 5 units, each unit is presented with a collection of recorded tasks, materials required and a short presentation that introduces the concepts for that unit. With the launch of the course, there will also be the opportunity to join any of the weekly live online evening sessions.
My way of teaching is relaxed, and I am told engaging, so while you will find plenty of opportunities for learning and considering different approaches, it is also enjoyable and can be completed according to your own timescale, energy and needs.




WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
This course does make use of a wide range of materials and tools, as with all my teaching, I offer alternatives to what I am doing in the class. You can do this course often with items you may already have around the house / in the garage but equally, you can by items specifically for the course. 
Below is a list of key items that I will use [in bold] and alternatives you may consider, it is all optional [detailed list will be supplied once you sign up].
I suggest you gather materials that link to your chosen colour story, if you do not have these – do not worry, but it is helpful.
General drawing materials: 
Pencils
Pens
Inks
Tapes
Glue
Bleach
Tools: 
Scissors
Brushes
Scalpel / craft knife
Cutting Mat
Ruler
Drawing board [if stretching paper]
Big water pot
Iron + board or mat.
Sewing needles
Grounds: 
Loose papers – various from scraps to cartridge paper
Cartridge paper
Sketchbook for recording / documenting work in
Paints:
Designer Gouache [Winsor & Newton, Daler Rowney, Schmincke] – NOT acrylic gouache. These paints are not particularly cheap and so my preference is to buy a few selected tubes according to the colours of the current project rather than a selection box with shades I will not use.
Textiles: 
Fabric and a selection of pieces about A4 size suitable for appliqué.
Sewing threads – general haberdashery items.
Fabric glue stick [optional]
A fusible interfacing – I use Floriani Stitch’n’Wash, Tearaway Fusible




PROGRAMME:
Once you have signed up to the full course, you will have access to a full materials list and a video to help you prepare before you join a session, this will include an approach to starting the project i.e., gathering visual references, selecting a colour story, stretching paper. You will have access to all 5 units in this program and there is also access to a few free additional sessions.
PRE-COURSE MATERIALS:
A] Pre-session planning. This video should be watched before you start the course to help you prepare and gather the things you will need. 
SERIES PROGRAMME:
Session 1] Abstracting the Mark.
We will jump straight into image making with a focus on mark-making and consideration of the non-white ground and your chosen colour story.
Session 2] Composing an Image.
Considering our chosen subject matters, we will explore compositions that engage the viewer and are perhaps unexpected.
Session 3] Gouache De-Mystified.
We will learn about designer gouache paint and a few different approaches to its use – all whilst developing our image-making folio.
Session 4] Added Drama.
Working with a range of media, we will add a touch of the theatrical to our drawings – this will be a messy session.
Session 5] Applique as Drawing.
We will learn about hand-based applique methods and will work towards a new image that utilises textiles as the core medium [with a little bit of a drawn materials intervention].



LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Each session will have a core focus that can be explored in isolation or as part of an overall series of activities. 
Understand a creative, action-based approach to research and ideas suitable for further development [for a design or, arts-based direction].
Develop confidence and enhance your skills in drawing, in its widest sense, as a tool for textiles.
Explore the pairing of both traditional and experimental approaches in a creative textile orientated practice.

Art Teacher

A Level Art

2D Design

Teacher Training

Drawing for Textiles 3 : Experimental Image Making + Live sessions

BLENDED ONLINE COURSE WITH OPTION TO JOIN LIVE SESSIONS
Series 2: Textile Artefact Making as Resource & Drawing.
FEES: FULL COURSE £85
NB This course is available to anyone at any time. If you want to join in the live sessions you can, but not obligatory. They are however fun and you get to ask questions to Nicola and connect with other like minded attendees. The LIVE sessions are all recorded and uploaded to use as reference or to watch back, so don't worry if you can't make any of them. 



Join Nicola Perren of Perren Studios for a new set of classes in the Drawing for Textiles series. The 2nd of the series will see us explore and expand our resources in a fun, creative drive to engage with drawing for textiles as part of the design process. 
You do not need to have completed the 1st in the series to join in. You will select a subject matter of your own choosing and we will move off the flat surface of the page to create our own 3d artefacts. These can be used as elements to explore later on paper but more often emerge as observational drawings in themselves.

 



COURSE OVERVIEW:
We often find ourselves drawn to familiar subject matters and as a result, outcomes can start to become predictable. This course will see us not only making our own resources but also consider the act of making 3d resources as a drawing and observational process in itself. We will explore the abstraction of self-selected subject matters in a way that is mindful of a textile practice in order that we can promote outcomes that are unexpected, engaging and playful.



WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:
This course is suitable for anyone, from those new to textiles, through to experienced makers who want to explore or refresh ways of thinking. You may be a teacher or lecturer looking to recharge your creative batteries, a student who wants to further your current knowledge, or maybe outside of formal education and fancy trying something outside of your usual remit.
You may have already completed series one, if so, it is great to have you back on board but equally, this course can be completed without having done the previous one.



WHAT TO EXPECT:
The focus of this course will be on the creation of 3d artefacts that will be inspired by our own visual references i.e., drawings, photographs, objects. With a playful and experimental approach, we will consider form, scale, texture and line in the development of artefacts made from both soft and hard materials.
Making textiles, is so often about working ‘in space’, whether it is crochet, loom weaving, machine embroidery, tufting or even print making. When we draw on paper in more traditional ways, we can often cut straight to final designs and avoid the expressive, fun and trials that can emerge through drawing. By exploring drawing as a 3d mode, can engage with the more unusual and allow us to explore material properties, movement and the special qualities so often linked to textiles themselves.

 



WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
This course does make use of a wide range of materials and tools, as with all my teaching, I offer alternatives to what I am doing in the class. You can do this course often with items you may already have around the house / in the garage but equally, you can by items specifically for the course. 
Below is a list of key items that I will use [in bold] and alternatives you may consider, it is all optional [detailed list will be supplied once you sign up].
General drawing materials: 
Pencils
Pens
Inks
Tapes
Glue
Tools: 
Scissors
Brushes
Sewing needles [various sizes]
Scalpel / craft knife
Cutting Mat
Ruler
Grounds: 
Loose papers – various from scraps to cartridge paper
Sketchbook for recording / documenting work in
Textiles: 
Fabric scraps and a few pieces about a4 size.
Felt [craft squares]
Various yarns and other yarn type materials such as cloth strips
Sewing threads – general haberdashery items.
Sequins / beads etc
Stuffing [can be old fabrics, old stuffing from a cushion, even paper]
Wire:
Various wires [can just have one type] suggest between 0.5 – 3mm, can be modelling wire, garden wire, floristry wire, recycled from cables, pipe cleaners etc
Wire cutter
Wire pliers
Soft materials:
Plasticine
Air dough [ https://www.livemoor.co.uk/products/air-dough-200g-pots?variant=41847215030459 ] You can buy this in various colours, but I tend to stick to the white as you can draw / paint onto it…
Play dough
Blue / white tac
Air dry clay
Fimo
Moulding icing
Tools to help mould items i.e., sticks, knives, knitting needles etc.
Hard materials:
Balsa wood [I use flat panels as well as the other formats]
Cardboard [upcycled]
Mount board
Glue suitable for material type [above] that you are using
And / or tape

 



PROGRAMME:
Once you have signed up to the full course, you will have access to a full materials list and a video to help you prepare before you join a session, this will include an approach to starting the project i.e., gathering visual references, creating some initial observational drawings [you may already have a project in the past you want to revisit or, want to start with something new]. In Series One, we worked with a particular colour story, for this series of classes, it is up to you if you want to use a colour story I provide, create your own or, like me keep colour simple and work with a monotone approach.
PRE-COURSE MATERIALS:
A] Pre-session planning. This video should be watched before you start the course to help you prepare and gather the things you will need. 
SERIES PROGRAMME:
Session 1] Drawing to Build.
Starting out drawing as form, we will then move on to lift the line off the page and into 3d. Twisting, binding, wrapping, folding and adapting will be key.
Session 2] Organic and Pliable.
Working with malleable materials, we will explore textural qualities and consider the potential of multiples.
Session 3] Geometric Structures.
Being mindful of edges, negative space and construction, we will explore our source subject with relatively hard materials.
Session 4] Soft Form Stitch.
Working with textiles as a material, we will explore the potential of stuffed forms stitch as a drawn observation.
Session 5] Drawing our Artefacts.
Observation and dramatic approaches are used to view, understand and explore our new library of visual resources.
 



LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Each session will have a core focus that can be explored in isolation or as part of an overall series of activities. 
Understand a creative, action-based approach to research and ideas suitable for further development [for a design or, arts-based direction].
Develop confidence and enhance your skills in drawing, in its widest sense, as a tool for textiles.
Explore the pairing of both traditional and experimental approaches in a creative textile orientated practice.

Drawing For Textiles 2 : Textile Artefact Making

Courses delivered Online

Online Options

Sew a Quilt In a Day-Live Online Class

By Loopy's Place

Patchwork and Quilting for Beginners Online Class with Live Q&A Sessions

By Loopy's Place

Online-Sew Beautiful Quilted Baskets

By Loopy's Place

Drawing for Textiles: 1 (Blended Online)

By Textiles Skills Centre

Intro To Free Hand Machine Embroidery (Online On-Demand)

By Textiles Skills Centre

Stitch and Bitch

By Alan Teather Quilting

Private sewing machine class

By cheekyhandmades

Drawing for Textiles 3 : Experimental Image Making + Live sessions

By Textiles Skills Centre

Drawing For Textiles 2 : Textile Artefact Making

By Textiles Skills Centre