Textiles Workshops & Courses
Mini (A4) Vision Board by Sarah Holloway
Images sourced from 'Resurgence & Ecologist' and 'Coast' Magazines |
Vision Board Workshop
March 24th 2023, 10am - 12.30pm E. Chiltingon, E. Sussex Come and make a Vision Board, a visual way of setting intentions and helping to bring clarity to dreams and aspirations. This workshop will enable you to create your own collaged Vision Board, which you can take home with you and draw ongoing inspiration from as a tool for manifestation. |
You will be using coloured card backing (with a choice of colours and sizes), magazines and glue to spark the alchemy…
Although the process can be remarkably effective via a spontaneous and intuitive selection of imagery on the day, you may also wish to bring your favourite magazines, as well as some pre- considered images (which can include your own drawings) and choice words, to add to your assemblage. Photographs can be included, perhaps even with you and loved ones in, planting yourself firmly in the vision.
A Vision Board can be made at any time of year. However, the timing of this workshop will be the week of the Spring Equinox, a fertile time for new growth and visions to be given fresh attention.
Although the process can be remarkably effective via a spontaneous and intuitive selection of imagery on the day, you may also wish to bring your favourite magazines, as well as some pre- considered images (which can include your own drawings) and choice words, to add to your assemblage. Photographs can be included, perhaps even with you and loved ones in, planting yourself firmly in the vision.
A Vision Board can be made at any time of year. However, the timing of this workshop will be the week of the Spring Equinox, a fertile time for new growth and visions to be given fresh attention.
Tickets are £25.00 and include materials and light refreshments. Bookings can be made here. Numbers are limited, so do book soon to secure your place.
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Feltmaking
April 6th 2023, 10am - 12.30pm E. Chiltingon, E. Sussex Absorb yourself in the magic and process of feltmaking. Enjoy the tactility of making your own piece of felt, whilst exploring colour and texture.
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You will be making a piece of felt that you can take home with you to dry, along with a driftwood stick, if you want to turn it into a wall hanging.
The physical process of feltmaking involves applying pressure, movement, soap and water to the felting wool. Learn the steps for this and create your own unique piece of felt. The soap provided will be eco friendly and kind to your hands.
There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including work by other Feltmakers and information sheets for you to take home.
Suitable for beginners or for anyone who wants to refresh their knowledge about the feltmaking process.
The physical process of feltmaking involves applying pressure, movement, soap and water to the felting wool. Learn the steps for this and create your own unique piece of felt. The soap provided will be eco friendly and kind to your hands.
There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including work by other Feltmakers and information sheets for you to take home.
Suitable for beginners or for anyone who wants to refresh their knowledge about the feltmaking process.
Tickets are £30.00 and include materials and light refreshments. Bookings can be made here. Numbers are limited, so do book soon to secure your place.
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Needle Felting
April 14th 2023, 10am - 12.30pm E. Chiltingon, E. Sussex Come and immerse yourself in the tactile world of wool and create a two dimensional felt image, using felting needles. |
This workshop will enable you to explore felting with the use of wooden handled felting needles. You will be shown different types of these barbed needles for varied wool textures. There will be a colourful array of felting wool to choose from and felted or textured backgrounds for you to select from. If you have a piece of felt you've already made yourself, you may like to incorporate needle felting onto this for additional surface texture.
You can bring a simple image and shapes to work from as inspiration, or you can just turn up on the day and decide then. Spontaneous colour and shape may be more for you. Whatever approach you take, this is an opportunity to experiment with texture and techniques.
Your work can be framed or hung as a wall hanging.
There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including work by other Needle Felting artists and an information sheet for you to take home.
Suitable for beginners or for anyone who wants to refresh their knowledge about the needle felting process.
You can bring a simple image and shapes to work from as inspiration, or you can just turn up on the day and decide then. Spontaneous colour and shape may be more for you. Whatever approach you take, this is an opportunity to experiment with texture and techniques.
Your work can be framed or hung as a wall hanging.
There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including work by other Needle Felting artists and an information sheet for you to take home.
Suitable for beginners or for anyone who wants to refresh their knowledge about the needle felting process.
Tickets are £30.00 and include materials and light refreshments. Bookings can be made here. Numbers are limited, so do book soon to secure your place.
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Weaving
April 21st 2023, 10am - 12.30pm E. Chiltingon, E. Sussex Learn how to weave using a wooden frame loom and create a woven wall hanging that is uniquely yours. |
Beginning with warping the loom, you will then learn and practice the steps for basic plain weave. There will be the opportunity to learn other weaving techniques too, including Soumak, Pile Weave and Rya knot techniques.
This will be a morning of building up colour, tone and texture and you will come away with your own hand made, experimental weaving.
All materials will be provided, so there will be a selection of coloured wool, interesting threads and fabrics for you to choose from, as well as mixed media such as beads, buttons and shells. You are welcome to bring any of your own favourite wool, threads, fabric strips etc.
This workshop is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like to refresh or practice further. There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including imagery by other Weavers and information sheets for you to take home.
This will be a morning of building up colour, tone and texture and you will come away with your own hand made, experimental weaving.
All materials will be provided, so there will be a selection of coloured wool, interesting threads and fabrics for you to choose from, as well as mixed media such as beads, buttons and shells. You are welcome to bring any of your own favourite wool, threads, fabric strips etc.
This workshop is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like to refresh or practice further. There will be plenty of visual resources to help inspire you, including imagery by other Weavers and information sheets for you to take home.
Tickets are £30.00 and include materials and light refreshments. Bookings can be made here. Numbers are limited, so do book soon to secure your place.
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Papermaking
May 26th 2023, 10am - 12.30pm E. Chiltingon, E. Sussex Come and explore textural possibilities and have fun experimenting with making your very own pieces of recycled handmade paper. |
In this Papermaking workshop, you will learn how to use a Deckle and Mould and to transform old paper into new, using the pouring method.
Choose amongst dried petals, seeds and leaves to add into your paper to create exciting textural surfaces. These can be framed or used in collage and card making, gift tags, bookmarks etc.
This workshop is suitable for beginners, however for those of you who have made paper before, this is an opportunity to refresh and also to experiment further with ideas.
All materials will be provided. You may also want to bring some of your own dried flower petals/leaves to add to the selection of inclusions.
There will be plentiful visual resources to help inspire you, including the work of other Papermaking artists. You will have information sheets to take away with you, to help you continue to make paper independently.
Choose amongst dried petals, seeds and leaves to add into your paper to create exciting textural surfaces. These can be framed or used in collage and card making, gift tags, bookmarks etc.
This workshop is suitable for beginners, however for those of you who have made paper before, this is an opportunity to refresh and also to experiment further with ideas.
All materials will be provided. You may also want to bring some of your own dried flower petals/leaves to add to the selection of inclusions.
There will be plentiful visual resources to help inspire you, including the work of other Papermaking artists. You will have information sheets to take away with you, to help you continue to make paper independently.
Tickets are £30.00 and include materials and light refreshments. Bookings can be made here. Numbers are limited, so do book soon to secure your place.
You can see imagery from my previous courses on the Gallery page.
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© 2017 - 2023 Starflower Arts, Sarah Holloway BA (Hons) PGCE
© 2017 - 2023 Starflower Arts, Sarah Holloway BA (Hons) PGCE