North West

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Craft

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Textiles

Heat Transfer Textile Printing Workshop

Print and dye your own fabrics with this hands-on workshop with The Fox Studios in Warrington.

The Fox Studios

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6 hours

1 to 8 £60

North West

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Craft

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Textiles

What you'll do

We are so excited to be welcoming Diana from Diana Morrison's Designs back to the studio with her fabulous workshop.

Heat transfer printing is an exciting and unusual way of printing your own fabrics using specialist dyes which are initially applied to papers and then transferred to fabric using a heat process to activate the dyes.

On the workshop, you will spend time experimenting with a variety of techniques on various papers to create interesting textured backgrounds for prints. We will then progress to transferring the paper images to a variety of fabrics using resist methods such as lace, feathers, plant forms, and cut paper stencils.

During the session, you will learn:

Colouring with specialist dyes, pencils, and crayons.
Resist methods
Cutting paper stencils
Selecting appropriate plant forms to act as resist objects
Printing using lace as a stencil

This is a great workshop to do with friends or on your own for a lovely day. You will gain knowledge and skills in a relaxed, fun, and welcoming atmosphere.

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Knowledge required

This workshop is suitable for beginners or those with some experience of fabric printing. You don’t need to be skilled at drawing.

What you'll get

All the materials you need are included in the price.

Tea, coffee, and cake will be provided throughout the day.

What to bring

Please bring your own packed lunch or there are a variety of shops nearby.

Location

Evans House, Norman St, Warrington, WA2 7HW

Your teacher

The Fox Studios

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I set up The Fox Studios so that I had a bricks and mortar place in Warrington, where I could teach my passion, jewellery. I had been planning this for some time (around 3 years), before I went ahead and took the plunge. I chose Warrington for a few reasons, it's my home town, it's quite central (directly between Liverpool and Manchester) and because, well, where else would I set up jewellery classes?

I have been creative for as long as I can remember. When I left school I couldn't decide whether I wanted to do Fashion or Fine Art. I chose Fashion. I'm not quite sure why. It was an experience, and I enjoyed the journey, but I'm not sure I'm very fashionable. I have continued to sketch and paint, and have done so for many years. Due to a big life change in 2000, I started an evening class in jewellery and silversmithing and I can quite safely say I was hooked. I eventually went back to University as a mature student and finished my degree in 2008. A few short months later I was back teaching on the evening class where I'd first picked up the bug and it turned out I loved teaching.

I've been a jeweller for around 20 years now. I never expected to become a teacher, but it's something I really enjoy (and I hope it's something I'm good at, students do keep returning). I try to tailor the learning experience to the individual student, so that you can get the most out of the course.

Heather x