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​Create your own cloth - with a screen

Add line, shape and texture to your cloth using a silk screen

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This four day workshop will take you from the controlled and repeat patterning to the spontaneous  and organic as you explore the endless possibilities offered by using a silk screen and thickened Procion MX dyes on cloth.
You'll experiment with colour,  learning how to mix both simple and complex colours using thickened Procion dyes, how to use value and  scale, textures and imagery.
As well as using an open screen, you will also make temporary resits with masking tape, freezer paper and flour - simple but effective  techniques that are great ways to explore imagery, colour and texture.
In breakdown printing we'll allow thickened dye paste to dry on the back of the screen, creating a temporary resist,  before print, giving unique and unpredictable marks ! Using the dye straight from the bottle you can draw grids and marks straight onto the screen or pull a layer of dye over the surface and embed objects, which when the dye has dried are then removed to create an organic surface which breaks down as you print.
Create your own cloth - with a screen is great as a stand-alone workshop but is also the perfect complement to Create your own cloth - with surface design.
The InStitches studio has plenty of parking and direct access.  It is a purpose build, light and airy space which is fully equipped for surface design as well as other textile techniques and the course or workshop fee includes access to all the dye, paint and most of the equipment you will need.  You will need to bring your own fabrics  however we do stock prepared for dyeing fabric which you can buy direct as required.  Each workshop or course has a maximum of ten students, each working on individual, height adjustable benches.

​We will provide tea and coffee but you will need to bring your own packed lunch. 
There is a fridge, oven and microwave should you wish to warm up your lunch.​  
Create your own cloth - with a screen 
Date: tba
Time: 9:30am - 5pm each day

Cost: £360
​(includes dyes and other media but not fabric)

​Deposit: a £180 deposit will secure your place

    If you are interested in this workshop please register your interest and we'll email you when we have all the details, and open the booking!

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​Please note: Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis
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Booking implies that you agree with our terms and conditions for in real life workshops.
You can read them here: The Small Print
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