City Lit textiles: colour, print, pattern

- Use a sketchbook to research and develop ideas.
- Interpret this research through samples.
- Use a variety of textile materials and methods for applying colour and pattern.
- Identify the properties of material and techniques used.
- Produce resolved textile work using various colouring methods.

More experienced students will be able to:
- Extend the possibilities of these techniques in relation to ideas.

Basic materials are covered in the fees. You may need to supplement this with other materials; fabrics, papers, threads etc to suit specific needs or preference and to provide variation. You should have a sketchbook with you for every session.
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

The course will be practical with group demonstrations of techniques at the start of each session in the first half of the course. Samples will be shown to give you ideas of the variety of ways you could experiment with the techniques and hand outs will also be provided.

The second half of the course is for your personal project. You will be given individual help where needed and additional techniques may be added as your work develops. You will be shown how to use any tools and equipment safely in the workshop.

Various books and journals will be available for you to look for inspiration and information. Sketch books or files will be useful for the storing of samples and any research you may do.

There will be some set homework for the group, for example, collecting images, planning designs and developing samples.