Mixed Media Messy Play Monthly Course 2024/25 with Kathleen Laurel Sage
Watch Kathy's introductory video.
In this monthly class Kathy will show and encourage you to use many different techniques to produce your own fabrics for creative use within you chosen skill set. Each month you will be guided towards a small project using what you have created on the day, Across the year we will be working towards a body of work capturing your individual unique style.
The course will cover many painting techniques such as mono/geli printing, screen printing and learning how to make your own stamps and stencils. Add to this transfer painting, Batiking, dyeing, foiling, image transferring and your work will be totally unique to you - the designer, printer and maker.
Dates on a Tuesday during 2024: 8 October, 12 November, 10 December. 2025 14 January, 11 February, 11 March.
12 November 2024 - Block Printed Story for Stitch
Let Kathleen guide you towards a story strip where you can create a length of block printed fabric to be stitched onto by hand or machine and tells the printed tale of paint to fabric, brought together with stitch. Suitable for both hand or machine embroidery.
10 December 2024 - Screen Printing with Expanda Print
Expanda print puffs up when heated to give a raised dimensional appearance. Create beautiful expanda print motifs and designs that will accept all paints and dyes. Let Kathy show you how to make masks and simple screen prints of your favourite shapes and patterns then show you how to create colourful raised embroideries from your pieces.
12 January 2025 - Embossing on Fabrics with Glitters & Foils
Come and see how you can change your fabric and paper by foiling or embossing it. You will create a collection of foiled, glittered and inked pieces for stitch and embellishment from which you will be guided to create a framed collage.
11 February 2025 - Wet Felting Fun Bag
Let's wet felt a bag with a flower. Learn how to wet felt flat fabrics and dimensional flowers. Kathleen will take you through the process and you can make several flowers throughout the day. She will also show you how to stiffen the felt.
11 March 2025 - Paper, Cloth, Scissors. Print & Stitch: Medieval Collage
Using mixed media materials you will be shown how to build up and work your own unique canvas based around medieval motifs and shapes. You will bring all the pieces together with stitching by machine and/or hand.
£34 each or buy 10 classes for £250. If you cannot make the first date please contact the shop on 01234 824983 and we will move amend bookings - see cancellation policy.
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In addition to spending your time crafting there is a coffee shop on site - O For Coffee. Tudor Rose Patchwork offers students 10% discount on anything consumed from O For Coffee. As well as a large selection of hot and cold drinks, the menu includes jacket potatoes, sandwiches, paninis, toasties, soups. For those with a sweet tooth there is also a variety of cakes baked on site including gluten free and vegan options.
