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Mixed Media Textiles and
Embroidery
Quickie Introduction classes
with Alysn Midgelow-Marsden
$50 Members $45 per
person per class. Fee includes starter kit.
A
textile artist from the UK, Alysn specialises in unusual materials combined
with textile, fibre and embroidery techniques. Her classes are open to any
level of experience (including none) – just bring enthusiasm for trying out
something a bit different! All of the techniques Alysn introduces have
possibilities for development once you have mastered the basic ideas.
Have a play with a mixture of tradition and innovation in textile, fibres, threads, paints, paper, metal and more! Each of these short sessions will concentrate on a small project, the materials are provided and you will take home a unique textile art piece.
Have a play with a mixture of tradition and innovation in textile, fibres, threads, paints, paper, metal and more! Each of these short sessions will concentrate on a small project, the materials are provided and you will take home a unique textile art piece.
All
‘Quickies’ have a starter kit built into the fee.
Get
Hot With Angelina Fibres.
Tues 12 Feb 10am-12pm Make a small panel using fusible
fibres and film in unusual ways to create impressed and distressed surfaces for
you to complete with stitch and beads.
Founding Chains
Tues 12 Feb 1pm-3pm Use coloured metal wires and beads
and the simplest of crochet stitches (the foundation chain) to make a bracelet,
or necklace if you are quick.
Impressive
Metal
Tues 26 Feb 10am-12pm Using fine metal and beads, create
a truly ‘impressive’ artwork. Learn how to manipulate and colour metals and
embellish with beads and fabric to create a small panel for use as a card, book
cover or wall hanging.
Wild Weaving with Metals.
Tues 26
Feb 1pm-3pm Weave with wires, metals and beads to produce excitingly textured
and sculptural surfaces. A great introduction to manipulating metals, meshes
and wires.
Lasting
Impressions.
Saturday 2 Mar 10am-12pm
Use Angelina Hot Fix fibres to make a raised and embossed, iridescent
centrepiece, then enrich with beads, sequins and a little hand stitch to create
a small panel for use as a card, book cover or wall hanging.
Getting to Know You.
Saturday
2 Mar 1pm-3pm
Spend a session learning how to ‘go off grid’ with your sewing machine.
Get ready to see your sewing machine as an art tool – you may never want to
stitch in a straight line again!
You must bring your sewing machine.
Stitch
and Shrink.
Tues 5 Mar 1pm-3pm Colour and stitch, add fabrics and beads to
Shrink Plastic then see it transform into a unique brooch, pendant or small
panel
Wire
crochet Jewellery
Sat 23 Mar 10am-12pm Crochet a pretty and wearable piece
of jewellery using metal wires and pretty beads.
Silk
and Fibre Papers for Backgrounds.
Tues 2 Apr 1pm-3pm
An addictive technique using silk, flax, linen and other fibres to
‘felt’ together with acrylic mediums. These can later be painted, gilded,
stitched, cut etc. for use in other projects.
Take
a Stab at it.
Tues 16 Apr 10am-12pm Use dry needle punch techniques to
combine ultra thin reflective copper, Angelina and other fibres and threads.
Then add a smattering of beads and sequins for a real ‘wow’ factor result.
If
these sessions have interested you, then look out for regular classes by Alysn
in future terms.