Textiles: constructing pattern, colouring cloth

City Lit

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In London

£ 129 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

You will be introduced to a range of different ways to construct patterns and colour fabrics using heat transfer processes and simple hand made methods including mark-making, hand-cut stencils and collage.
This course will be an opportunity to discover new ways of working and develop ideas from initial designs and colour palettes into textile samples / artwork.

Facilities

Location

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Experiment with pattern using stencils, layering and collage
- Develop a personal colour palette
- Make a selection of sublimation prints on various fabrics
- Embellish surface of fabric samples using foiling
- Demonstrate health and safety when working with dyes and using a heat press.

All materials are provided.

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Subjects

  • Textiles
  • Printing
  • Heat Transfer

Course programme

- Making stencils and developing pattern
- Hand painting with disperse dyes and heat transfer inks
- Foil printing, flock printing, sublimation printing.
- Mixing and layering colours.

The course is taught through practical demonstrations, with a selection of hand-outs provided that explain any processes you will learn. There will also be a selection of books available for you to look at, including ‘Heat Transfer Techniques’ written by your tutor in 2012. The tutor will show examples of her work and other artists using these techniques as well as a range of textile samples.

Additional information

After this course there are a range of suitable follow on courses in textiles including print, dye, stitch. follow on courses that might suit your specific needs can be discussed with your tutor during your course. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Textiles: constructing pattern, colouring cloth

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