Printed Textiles – procion dyes

Printed Textiles – Procion Dyes, is tutored by Susan Chapman. For more information about Susan visit www.susanmchapman.com

   

Description

Printed Textiles is an 8 session year serving a broad based introduction to the use of procion dyes thickened to create dye paints, and to enable a variety of printmaking techniques for textiles

Dates, please take careful note 

This is a year long class taught over 8 monthly sessions on  the third Wednesday in the month as follows: 14 October, 11 November, 16 December, 17 February, 17 March, 14 April, 12 May, 16 June

Payment

Printed  Textiles fee is £480 for the 8 sessions

Information

This course is designed to enable students to effectively print their own designs in a variety of ways for different effect. each session will focus on a different technique .. but students are free to combine different techniques as we progress through the year. the sessions are focussed as follows session 1 colour and fabrics, found objects and printing blocks session 2 paper screens and masking tape session 3 Monoprinting session 4 thermofax session 5 tray dyeing and shibori ploughing session 6 free drawing and scraping. make screens for following month session 7 Breakdown printing sesion 8 wax resist and bleach discharge Student Requirements The studio is well stocked with resources which are available for your use. You should bring your own lunch as there is no shop in the village, but tea, coffee and biscuits are available throughout the day. For the first session , all resources will be supplied You will be expected to supply your own nattural white cotton fabric, prepared for dyeing… which is also available for sale in the studio You will need a dropcloth which needs to be a heavy loomstate cotton, also available for sale in the studio Always have a notebook and camera(phone) to record your work.. For information about other classes held at the granary studio, please visit www.granarystudio.com