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A needle felting workshop to create Christmas decorations. Full instruction and guidance, materials a cuppa and cake included.

Sometimes you just need a bit of help with something specific that you’re working on at home. Perhaps you have something that just won’t solder or you’d like some advice on pricing your work. Maybe you can’t decide which tools and equipment you need to buy to set up your own studio, or you even need some help with web site design?  Anna has a BA(Hons) degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing from the prestigious Birmingham School of Jewellery (if you watched the recent series of All That Glitters on TV, it’s that place!) and Post Graduate Certificate in Education, but its the 20+ years of practical experience in making jewellery, teaching others and running a business that’s really important! If this is the case, then a simple 30 minute online chat might be the perfect solution. If you’d like to email Anna first to check that she’s able to help then please complete the form below:

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Knit a vibrant dishcloth using100% cotton yarn. Both sturdy and colourful, perfect to get the job done whilst brightening the moment. Make one for yourself or give it away. Material and needles supplied to make one cloth. Knitting stitches used: cast on, knit yarn round needle knit 2 together cast off

Make your own beautiful hand made paper that can be used later for a small sketchbook or stitch into it to create a personal card or something suitable for framing. All materials and equipment will be provided but you are welcome to bring along pressed flowers grasses or flower seeds of your choice.

From propaganda to advertising, posters are a ubiquitous, powerful vehicle to take a message to the masses. Over four weeks, learn how to approach poster design in a creative and practical way. Although some computer work will be introduced, it will only be used as another production tool, participants will be encouraged to experiment with analogue techniques such as collage and hand-generated type. You will learn about the history of poster design; learn to use aspects of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop; develop approaches to letterform and layout. The emphasis of this course is on the development of a set of posters from research and design through to output. Week 1: History History of Poster Design: Looking at significant and famous posters from around the globe and their impact on society. Practical activity: After a quick introduction to InDesign we will recreate one of these posters, studying the component parts and their relationships to one another. Homework: Think of a concept for your design. What is it for? Who is your target audience? Where and how will it be displayed? Select a favourite poster to bring in or discuss with the group in week 2. Week 2: Image We will begin by discussing participant posters they have brought in to share and look at positives and potential negatives within the designs. Image selection can be a key factor to the success of your poster campaign. We will think about the choices between photography and illustration looking at examples of how this is done successfully. Think about the different ways we can generate and use images. Practical activity: Consider what medium the image might be and how it can be created. Learn about flatbed/film scanner for potential use in image creation. Week 3: Fonts We will look at how typography impacts designs and the messages that it can convey by itself. Consider various approaches to how we can generate type. How typographic selections work alongside selected images. Practical activity: Work through a few typographic workshops thinking about how typographic choices will alter the message you are trying to convey. We will consider various ways and techniques of creating type for our poster. Homework: Developing your typographic solution further, if required. Work through variations of layout. Week 4: Output Continue working on our posters making final tweaks and selecting the poster that is our most successful design for output. We will look at the various formats for output and how we prepare our posters for print. Look at usage of different poster sizes – why use one over the other?? Practical activity: Size your final poster and get it ready for output (if working analogue, scan final poster and upscale).   Courses are subject to minimum enrolment. Please register early, within five days of the start date, to reduce the likelihood of course cancellation. Please read our cancellation policy before booking. Students, anyone over the age of 65, and those in receipt of any form of benefits can claim the concessionary price, offering a 10% discount on the full course price. Valid proof of eligibility must be produced on the first day of the course. Please use the code CONCESSION when prompted at checkout.

This 2-day workshop will help participants develop the skills and confidence to advance their screen-printing experience.

Join Stephie from Hoop & Fred for an afternoon of creative self-care in this Stamp & Stitch workshop!

1 TO 1 WORKSHOP £95.00 Are you looking for advice and learning in a personal way? Do you want to have someone just for you to help you develop a project? We have a team of experienced technicians who can assist you and guide you with your project. This workshop is a session when you can get to ask and do whatever you want. Ideal for people with a clear idea of what they want to get from a workshop. We offer a 1 to 1 workshop on paper printing, fabric printing and t-shirt printing, from beginners to intermediate level.   Please, take into consideration that 1to1 for project support would include some added cost, but you will still need to supply your own fabrics and inks. Check with us what would be included or not in your 1to1 before booking to avoid disappointment.   The workshop would be 4 hours and it can be booked from Monday to Friday, depending on availability.   We will need at least one week notice to make sure we have someone available for the date you need, the earlier you can book the better to avoid disappointment. Email hello@3rdrailprintspace.co.uk to request and confirm your date. _ Cancellation Policy: This booking in non refundable, if you need to change the date of your booking please let us know with a minimum of one weeks notice and we can arrange another date with our team. Last minute cancellations or changes are non transferable, and will need to be repurchased if a change of date is required.

A short online course led by NICKY SIMPSON, learning how to be creative using Bondaweb.