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  Day ClassesThe day classes are held in our Studio, at 4 Wheelers Yard, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, UK. Situated on the first floor, it has good natural light. Unless stated otherwise, classes will run from 10.00 to 4.00, with plenty of time for shopping in the showroom! Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided. We now have a lady call at about 10am Mon-Fri, with delicious hand-made sandwiches along with drinks, cakes, sweets and fruit. Alternatively bring your own lunch or purchase it locally in the pubs and bakers' just a minute's walk away. All materials are included in the cost of the class, except where stated. We must point out that even though the workshop is on the first floor, the loo is on the ground floor. We have a display of information about the classes, with samples and photos, on the Ground Floor of the Studio - if you are visiting do make sure you have a look. If you have any queries about the classes please email us on email caroline@rainbowsilks.co.uk For further details of these courses, refer to the Rainbow Silks website at www.rainbowsilks.co.uk Stunning Soluble Scarves (6 students) (2 days) Marilyn Pipe 2 - 3 Dec 2011 (Fri - Sat) £95.00 Klimt Metallics on Silk Masterclass - 4 students only Jill Kennedy 6 Dec 2011 (Tue) £65.00 Cyanotyping - blueprinting (2 days) Ruth Brown 7 - 8 May 2012 (Mon - Tue) £90.00 Photoshop Elements for Textiles (4 students only) (3 days) Ruth Brown 9 - 11 May 2012 (Wed - Fri) £195.00 Digital Images on Fabric - 6 students only (2 days) Ruth Brown 12 - 13 May 2012 (Sat - Sun) £110.00 Photoshop Elements for Textiles (4 students only) (3 days) Ruth Brown 15 - 17 May 2012 (Tue - Thu) £195.00 Digital Images on Fabric (6 students only) (2 days) Ruth Brown 18 - 19 May 2012 (Fri - Sat) £110.00 Devoré on Velvet Ruth Brown 21 May 2012 (Mon) £65.00 Monoprinting with a Gelatin Plate - 4 students only Ruth Brown 22 May 2012 (Tue) £65.00 Advanced Photoshop Elements for Textiles (4 students only) (2 days) Ruth Brown 23 - 24 May 2012 (Wed - Thu) £130.00 Seascapes in Silk Masterclass - 4 students only Jill Kennedy 29 May 2012 (Tue) £65.00 Wonders of Architecture in Silk Masterclass - max of 4 Jill Kennedy 5 Jun 2012 (Tue) £65.00 Embellishing Landscapes (2 days) Gilda Baron 7 - 8 Jun 2012 (Thu - Fri) £85.00 Introduction to Silk Painting Jill Kennedy 19 Jun 2012 (Tue) £40.00 Rainbow Silks (WOW), 6 Wheelers Yard, High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AL, UK. Email caroline@rainbowsilks.co.uk. See our website at www.rainbowsilks.co.uk |
  TEXTILE AND EMBROIDERY WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES with SIÂN MARTIN For details please email sian@distantstitch.co.uk or visit the Distant Stitch website Siân Martin offers the following stimulating workshops to your group. There are a number of topics from which your group can select. Take a look at the suggestions below. All workshops will enable participants to explore ways in which a well-known embroidery technique can be developed and made experimental and exciting.
Most are one day workshops but can easily be extended if you would like two days or more days.
A. THE STRIKING CONTRASTS OF BLACK AND WHITE A new look at Black Work § Use bonding and transfoils § Embellish with stitching - all in glorious combinations of black and white. Each student will make small stitched squares, which will contribute, to a larger communal piece for your Guild or Group. Choose your own image maybe a local landmark or building that is special to your Branch. Left: Communal piece by South Somerset Embroiderers' Guild
B. REMOVE AND REPLACE A fresh look at Drawn Thread Work § Add colour! § Pull threads to rearrange the colour pattern to make interesting colour mixtures and a loopy surface. § Draw out threads from the weave and replace them back into the fabric in different patterns. § Withdraw threads and replace with interesting yarns, ribbons.
C. COLOURFUL WRAPPING § Learn how to 'dip-dye' silk fabric to produce multi-coloured fabrics in Siân's individual way. § Wrap, twist and bind around shapes to create richly decorated surfaces. Create embroidered wrapped embellishments that could form gorgeous jewellery forms, interior decoration trimmings or small sculptural shapes.
D. DRAMATIC RELIEF SURFACES IN FABRIC Discover the exciting technique of SHIBORI § Create dramatic and permanent relief shapes in fabric using the simple Japanese method of steaming setting. § Tie and bind the fabric into different formations before being steamed for 10 minutes to set the shapes. The ties and stitches are then removed to reveal the exciting results. Left: Shell shapes in satin
F. PRINTING THE STITCH § Print your stitch and stitch your print! § Make your bold stitch into a printing block and decorate a surface with stitch-like patterns. § Add real stitches to complete a richly embroidered surface. § Make your textile mark in an unconventional way for embroiderers or quilters. Left: 'Stitch' printing blocks
G. ASSEMBLAGE
§ Create a flowing textile from your stack of old greetings cards, photos and postcards or tiny fragments of abandoned stitched samples and discarded fabrics and even drawings and papers § Your sewing machine will link these into a mosaic curtain to celebrate the contents of the fragments perhaps. |
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