Breakdown your palette

Breakdown your palette - Leah Higgins

An in-depth exploration of breakdown printing and colour

Leah Higgins is a textile artist and printmaker whose work is inspired by urban and industrial landscapes. Her art has developed from a life-long love of working with textile and stitch. The tactile nature of cloth envelopes her in feelings of wellbeing and brings with it memories of people long gone. Leah can trace her path from making clothes to making bed quilts, from buying printed fabrics to dyeing and printing her own. From following others to developing her own ideas: from craft to art.

This five-day, focussed workshop combines an in-depth exploration of breakdown printing and the study of colour to create a palette of beautiful, co-ordinated cloth. Working from your own inspirational images or objects you will extract colours to use as you work with a range of breakdown printing techniques. You will also investigate the use of discharge paste in breakdown and how your printed fabrics can be enhanced by other surface design techniques.

With a maximum of 10 students you'll get lots of one to one support from Leah, group demonstrations and detailed class notes.

This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those with other surface design experience.

All the media is included in the course fee but there are a few things you'll need to bring. Please click here for full course details (downloadable pdf)

Date:  Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2025 (5 days)
(this workshop has 1 place left)

Time: 9.30am start, close at 5.00pm.

Cost: £580 - this includes £45 media fee, but not fabric

Deposit: a £270 deposit will secure your place

The cost of the workshop includes morning coffee and homemade biscuits, a light seasonal vegetarian lunch and a pot of tea with a delicious cake.

All the media is included in the course fee but there are a few things you'll need to bring. Please click here for full course details (downloadable pdf)