Mixed Media Textiles - Project - West Bridgford Library - Adult Learning

• Date: 8 - 22 February 2025
• Sessions: Saturdays: 9:30am - 11:30am
• No. sessions: 3
• Venue: West Bridgford Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 12
• Cost: FREE - £14

Create a mixed media textile art piece, incorporating your own craft skills. Building from the skills learnt on the Mixed Media Textiles Wall Hanging course, you will design your own project, bringing your own craft skills to create your own unique design. Choosing to start from a wooden dowel, frame or fabric panel, you will plan out your design and create sections of textiles to build up into the final piece. You are encouraged to bring your own craft skills to the course, including knitting, crochet, beading, quilting, felting etc.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

• Learn how to independently design a mixed media textile piece
• Learn how to attach and incorporate different textile crafts
• How to create a balanced design
• Increase creative confidence by creating your own unique design independently

Learners should bring:

• Fabric offcuts; these can be from sewing projects, old clothes or offcuts from fabric shops
• Wooden dowel, picture frame or fabric to create your base
• Fabric
• Selection of yarn, wool or cords
• Selections of sewing thread and embroidery threads
• Sewing needle and embroidery needle
• Scissors
• Any other craft supplies you want to bring!

Supplies can be purchased from:

• The Range
• Boyes
• Local fabric shops and market stalls
• Hobbycraft
• Amazon

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

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