This course will run on Tuesdays (6 sessions per term) 10.00-15:00 or over two long weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) per term. Tutor Mary McIntosh

Term one

• Design work based on your chosen theme including decorating papers, collage, pattern,
• Surface Design including dyeing, painting, printing and resist techniques
• Experimental stitch techniques including working with paper, plastics and working with soluble fabrics
• Assessment required – looking at the work of a contemporary designer/maker

Term two

• Design work on texture and shape on your chosen theme
• Creating texture and shape in stitch
• 3D work
• Creating your own fabrics
• Making beads and tassels
• Paper making, silk paper and weaving
• Assessment required – looking at the work of a second contemporary designer/maker

Term three

• Fabric manipulation inc burning techniques
• Image transfer
• Surface design including indigo dyeing, screen printing and discharge techniques
• Hand stitch techniques
• Assessment required – looking at the work of a third contemporary designer/maker
• Assessment required – to design and make a ‘set of items’ e.g. three bowls

Term four

• Felt making
• Embellishing
• Working with metals, paper and plastics
• Lamination and foiling
• Working with spunbond fabrics
• Silk painting
• Assessment required – looking at the work of the final contemporary designer/maker
• Assessment required – to design and make a piece of costume for a fantasy film set

Term five

• Review and sampling of techniques relevant to own work
• Assessment required – to design and make a framed piece of embroidered work

Term six

• Review and sample use of water soluble/heat dispersible fabrics
• Use of old/decayed texiles
• Assessment required – to design and make a textured wall-hanging