Print and Stitch for Beginners-Mansfield Woodhouse Library-Adult Learning

• • Date: 8 June - 13 July 2024
  • Sessions: Saturdays: 10am - 12:30pm
  • No. sessions: 6
  • Venue: Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield
  • For ages: 19+
  • Group size: 5 - 12
  • Cost: FREE - £39

Print and Stitch is an ideal course for those who are new to printmaking and embroidery. Or for those with some experience but who want to learn how these two disciplines can be combined.

Using the collagraph printing process as the starting point for creating imagery on fabric using pattern, colour and texture, you will then embellishing the prints with simple embroidery stitches to add detail.

You will learn and explore how both print and stitch techniques are developed by looking at and discussing other artists’ and embroiderers’ work and by demonstrations, personal experimentation and individual tuition on how to make and print your collagraph plate and how to create a range of simple stitches to enhance your image.

By the end of the course everyone will have produced good quality work combining both techniques to mount and exhibit or to give as gifts.

The course will involve:

- Looking at and discussing how other artists and embroiderers have created their work.

- Using drawing to create an initial design based on learners' own drawings or photographs. (Those new to drawing can work from others imagery).

- Using textured paper and thread and scribed (scratched) lines to create a collagraph plate.

- Becoming familiar with printmaking and embroidery equipment and learning the correct terminology.

- Mixing and using water soluble inks to print collagraph plates onto a range of fabrics using effective colourways.

- Printing using a printing press.

- Producing an embroidery sampler.

- Using stitch creatively to embellish prints.

Resources required by attendees

• • Apron or big shirt
  • B and 2B Pencil, rubber (WH Smiths) Amazon
  • A4 cartridge paper pad (Wilko, WH Smiths, The Range, HobbyCraft, Amazon)
  • A4 tracing paper (Wilko, WH Smiths, The Range, Amazon)
  • A3 piece of Mountboard (Hobbycraft, The range, Amazon)
  • A4 pieces of white cotton (John Lewis, Hobbycraft, Sharmas -Ilkeston)
  • A4 pieces of calico (John Lewis, Hobbycraft, Sharmas -Ilkeston)
  • Embroidery needles (Hobby craft, Amazon)
  • Small embroidery hoop (Hobbycraft, Amazon)
  • Range of embroidery silks (John Lewis, 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/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• • Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
  • Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • Greater London
  • Greater Manchester
  • Liverpool City Region
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
  • Tees Valley
  • West of England
  • West Midlands
  • West Yorkshire

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• • By phone: 01623 677 200
  • By email: [email protected]

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