Textile art courses

You may also be interested in: Appliqué | Art: fabric | Bag making | Crochet | Cross stitch | Felt-making (wet felting) | Free motion & machine embroidery | Hand embroidery | Indigo dyeing & shibori | Interior design | Knitting | Machine knitting | Mixed media & collage | Needle felting | Nuno felting | Powertex sculpture | Punch needle | Rug making | Soft furnishings (cushions, blinds & curtains) | Tapestry | Textile design | Wool sculpture | Wreath making

Textile arts courses, classes and workshops taught at locations all across the UK. Is your eye caught by bright and beautiful fabrics? Your gaze held by the allure of a perfect loom? Do you long to plunge your hand into sackfuls of fine merino wool? Textile art is as wide and varied as the numerous fibres available to man-kind. In this section you will find courses and workshops run by experienced dedicated textile artists, who will help you develop your own potential. You can learn techniques such as embroidery, batik, sewing, hand spinning, knitting, crochet, felting, rug making and weaving. A thriving modern art form, textile art courses are available up and down the UK, as short workshops, weekly clubs, weekend retreats or longer evening courses.

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Textile landscape workshop in Dorset

Textile landscape workshop in Dorset

In-person course

On this one-day course, the techniques of layering and stitching fabrics that I have developed will be used to build up a landscape. Learn how to use colour and texture to create depth, using a simple running stitch on either an electric or hand sewing machine. No specific sewing skills or sophisticated machines are needed for this technique but by incorporating drawing and painting, you will be sure of making original and unique work as well as learning a new approach. Please bring your own sewing machine if possible as...

Textile Still Life Workshop

Textile Still Life Workshop

In-person course

Learn the techniques that I have developed and use in making my still life textile work. Make your own patterns from favourite objects that you bring along (or from objects in my collection),working with painted and printed fabrics, layered and stitched in place to create vibrant and intricate arrangements. As in my landscape courses, no specific sewing skills or sophisticated machines are necessary but please bring a machine if possible, fabrics that particularly inspire you(I will also have a good supply of fabric available) and, of course, items that you...

Art to stitch textile - 4 week course

Art to stitch textile - 4 week course

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 7th July 2020

Learn from textile artist Ruth Parkinson-Johns the art of stitch techniques and textile manipulation. This is a 4 week course running throughout the year on Friday afternoons at Inkberrow Design Centre now based in Bromsgrove B61 7DL. Learn textile drawing & sketching with visiting textile artist Ruth Parkinson-Johns. This is a course for those who are passionate about creative textiles. You will work with mixed media techniques, fabric decoration to include some dyeing and printing followed by stitching with free hand machine embroidery and combined with experimental techniques. The beginning...

Shibori & indigo dye at Cowshed Creative, the Lake District National Park, near Windermere

Shibori & indigo dye at Cowshed Creative, the Lake District National Park, near Windermere

In-person course

Opening 25 Aug. 2-metre distancing and smaller groups. Shibori is the wonderful Japanese art of indigo resist dyeing. In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of Shibori inspired folding, binding, clamping and stitching techniques. Dipped in indigo, you will create your own stunning patterns on fabric. Special measures will be in place to keep everyone safe The dye process is simple yet exciting and you’ll be amazed at the range of patterns that are unfolded and revealed. Experiment with different techniques on small fabric samples, then work on...

Wet-Felting workshop with Fabulous Feltings

Wet-Felting workshop with Fabulous Feltings

In-person course

Carmarthenshire - Next course on 7th July 2020

Full day (10.00-17.00) wet-felting workshop in my riverside cottage studio for a minimum of 2 attendees, maximum of 4. You will learn 3 types of wet-felting: - Basic wet-felting - making a fabric from wool fibres by using moisture and heat, without the use of stitching, sticking or sewing. - Nuno felting - combining an open weave fabric plus wool fibres to create a light-weight felt. - Cobweb felting - creating a thin and delicate felt with a 'cobwebby' appearance. At the end of the day you will have learnt...

‘Sunset in wool painting' interactive online course with live tuition.

‘Sunset in wool painting' interactive online course with live tuition.

In-person course

This is an enjoyable wool painting taster course for anyone! You will learn a unique relatively new technique of painting with wool or ‘wool watercolour’ as some people call it and explore natural fibres. It is a perfect way to relax at home. Using a great new format of learning in the virtual classroom environment via Zoom, you will have plenty of interaction with your tutor Raya Brown and like-minded students, receive individual help, show your work to the tutor as well as watch great quality live Art demonstrations. This...

"Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

Live online tuition

"Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition. (Suitable for Complete Beginners ) Wool painting or wool watercolour, as some people call it, is a unique relatively new technique which originated in St. Petersburg. This is not felt making. It is about creating a fibre picture using merino wool, silk and viscose. Laying and shaping fibres, blending the colours together, creating beautiful textures and effects with a professional Artist Raya Brown is a great experience for complete beginners as well as people with some knowledge of...

Needle felting with The Lady Moth in Cambridge - animals & wool paintings

Needle felting with The Lady Moth in Cambridge - animals & wool paintings

In-person course

Needle felting classes suitable for beginners and improvers. Run by Żenia, an experienced teacher, designer and fibre artist known as The Lady Moth. The content of each course varies from date to date & projects change seasonally. During the upcoming workshops we will be making Birds, Bunnies and Barn Owls. Workshops sell out fast so please book early to avoid disappointment, I take only 7 students per class. Please enquire for the latest information via the "Ask a question" button. Please visit this page frequently as new dates are being...

Needle felted animals or pictures

Needle felted animals or pictures

In-person course

During this full day workshop you will create a needle felted animal. We will be using various wool fibres and a barbed felting needle to knit the fibres together. Beginner to some experience. During a full day you can make one of the larger animals seen in the images and really get to grips with the techniques needed. With small stabbing actions you will knit the fibres into a form that will grow very quickly by sculpting the wool. I have many examples that you can use for inspiration of...

Needle felting workshop - Harry the Hare, Frankie Fox or Billy Badger

Needle felting workshop - Harry the Hare, Frankie Fox or Billy Badger

In-person course

As featured in Country Living Magazine - fun and inspiring beginners needle felting workshops, in the beautiful surroundings of Crafty Gal HQ, Needle Felting Studio in Marlcliff, near Bidford on Avon. Whether you’ve seen needle felting on TV, had a little go or just fancy trying something creative and different - this course is for you. An introduction to the magic of dry needle felting incl. all the basic techniques, step by step, to get you started and to create a beautiful woodland creature of your very own. Makes a...

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