This workshop is designed to help people develop imagery and ideas to create original and individual textiles. We will start with a simple, easy and  achievable  collage exercise. Building on this process we will develop a design/artwork on paper ,inspired by a favourite painting or image, and then translate the artwork into stitch.

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS

• Sketchbook...If you have one
• Couple of glossy magazines. ..country living and interiors...are my favourites.
•  A4 pad of cartridge paper.
• Scraps of fabric...patterned and plain.
• About half metre of old wool blanket...If you have it,l will bring some with me for those who don't!
• Embroidery threads.
• Pins and needles.
• Sissors.
• Please bring an image that inspires you,preferably a painting, from a book,from a greeting card etc...

I will bring oil pastels and PVA glue and  brushes for the  collage...but do bring your own if you have them.