GLASGOW - Linocut for Textiles
GLASGOW - Linocut for Textiles
Workshop Venue: The Blue Room, the Boardwalk, Brunswick Street, Glasgow
Timing: 10am-4pm
Linocut is a very accessible creative form, easy to learn and produces great results, and which lends itself to the most simple and the most intricate of images. It’s also very flexible and easy to do at home.
Lydia will guide you through the basics of using Linocut tools to carve your designs, the kinds of resources available and methods for printing to fabric.. you then have the whole day to create, play and explore. There will be ample fabric to test on, a rainbow of paints to use and Lydia’s own print blocks available to experiment with.
All materials and tools for the workshop will be provided. In addition, everyone will have a blank cotton tea towel and tote OR 4 Cotton napkins to print and take home at the end of the workshop.
Additional Blanks will be available to buy in the workshop. You can also bring fabric or garments to try printing onto if you like (natural fibres ideally - synthetics don't take the paint so well)
There is an additional option to buy a Take Home Linocut Kit which includes 5 linocut tools, 2 pieces of 15 Softcut Lino, an Inking tray, 3 paint sponges and 50ml of fabric paint of your choice from Lydia’s collection. £30/
Course Level: Suitable for Complete Beginners but also Intermediate – those with some printing experience.
Cancellation Policy: 100% Refund up to 72 hours before the workshop. 50% Thereafter.
A fab opportunity at Tracey’s Sewing Room in Dorking.. Lydia will teach you how to print to fabric using wooden and lino printing blocks, and in a later class Tracey can teach you to sew the cushion together, with intricacies such as piping etc… (ps Tracey’s Sew an Overlapped Cushion Cover Class will be Saturday afternoon 22nd June 2-5pm, see her website for details)
Printing to fabrics is a fab way of imprinting your unique style on accessories that can adorn your home or take out and about with you. This workshop is a perfect way to give fabric printing a try and have fun, and create a print on your own cushion front-piece. Everyone will have scrap fabric to practise on, as well as a 45cm square piece of fabric (a choice of linen or cotton) to print. This can then be sewn into a cushion at a later date with the accoutrements of your choice.
The Block Printing workshop is hosted by Lydia, a fabric printer, maker and dressmaker from Suffolk. Lydia runs her own microbusiness printing and making personal and home accessories inspired by the corner of Coast and Country where she lives. Her prints are adorned with hares and seedheads, as well as Lobsters, Crabs and Mermaids. With her experience and guidance you'll spend the afternoon printing using her huge range of wooden printing blocks and linocut designs, with a rainbow of paint colours to play and experiment with. A great creative way to spend an afternoon and go away with new skills that can take you on to all sorts of places.
COURSE INFORMATION
14.00-16.00 £45 with all materials provided. The course is 2 hours in length. On booking you’ll receive confirmation by email from Lydia with other details for the course.
Photos
We may take pictures during classes which may be used on our social media feeds and later in publicity. If you wish not to be in photographs please let the tutor and staff know at the start of the class.
ABILITIES
This course is suitable for anyone, no creative experience required!
WHAT TO BRING
Design ideas! What you make on this course is up to you. You are welcome to bring inspiration and ideas but bear in mind that these may need adapting according to the time available and skills required. Your tutor will be able to guide you on the day whether you come with ideas or not!
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel your attendance after booking, up to 72 hours prior to the Workshop an 100% refund of the workshop fee will be made. After 72 hours prior, due to materials and other costs, 50% of the workshop booking fee will be refunded. If for any reason the workshop hosts need to cancel, 100% of the workshop fee will be refunded.