Cyanotype Workshop: Botanical Print T-Shirts

Experiment with cyanotype photography to create a botanically-printed t-shirt.



3.5 hours

Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 4 to 25
  £60 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)
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Learn about cyanotype

Learn About Cyanotype

Learn more about the science and history of cyanotype printing from tutor and biochemist Steph Norwood.


Select your materials

Select Your Materials

Choose from a wide range of pressed and dried plants to suit your style. We will also explore the beautiful garden and you can select your own fresh samples.


Compose your design

Compose Your Design

Arrange your materials and learn the best tricks to prepare your t-shirt for a nice sharp print.


Expose your print

Expose Your Print

Time to take it outside! Exposing the sensitiser solution to UV sets off the chemical reaction, turning your print blue.


Prepare samples with sensitiser solution

Prepare Samples with Sensitiser Solution

Practice preparing paper and fabric samples with sensitiser solution. Take home your prepared samples to continue the fun at home.


Develop your custom printed t-shirt

Develop Your Custom Printed T-shirt

Finally, remove your samples, wash away the undeveloped sensitiser and reveal your printed t-shirt.


Use cyanotype printing to design your own nature-inspired t-shirt. These light-sensitive prints are incredibly fun to experiment with. They are also great for capturing intricate botanical forms such as flowers, leaves, and grasses. Best of all, they can be used on fabric as well as paper, making it into wearable art!
In this workshop, I will cover the steps of cyanotype printing on fabric. I will show you how to:
  • Mix and apply the sensitiser solution
  • Select your botanical samples
  • Compose your own custom design
  • Prepare and expose your design to get a crisp, intricate print
  • Develop your printed t-shirt
We will work with pressed, dried, and fresh botanical samples. Prints will be made on 100% organic cotton t-shirts (prepared with sensitiser in advance due to drying time). We will also practise preparing and applying the sensitiser using paper and fabric samples, which you can take away to print at home.
What to expect:
  • 3.5-hour, half-day workshop
  • Materials and equipment provided
  • Tea and coffee
  • Relaxed and welcoming environment
  • Personalised tuition and help to design and create your custom t-shirt
Materials:
  • 100% organic cotton t-shirt (women’s sizes 8 to 18 or men’s sizes XS to 5XL)
  • Cyanotype sensitiser
  • Pressed, dried, and fresh botanical samples - leaves, flowers, grasses, etc.
  • Watercolour paper and cotton fabric samples
What you'll get
A cotton t-shirt (your choice of size). Printed using real botanical samples and cyanotype photography processes. Additional samples of cyanotype sensitised paper and fabric you have prepared.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
Location

Haddenham Arts Centre, High Street, Haddenham, ELY

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Steph Norwood - Textile Artist
Steph Norwood - Textile Artist

female Women-owned

I am a textile enthusiast with over 20 years experience working with a wide range of textile arts. I am particularly interested in historical techniques and love learning about their origins and social contexts. I enjoy taking inspiration from traditional textiles and applying 'old' techniques to my own modern designs.
Originally trained as a biologist, I am constantly inspired the natural world and aim to make my artistic practice as sustainable as possible, using mostly natural and upcycled materials.
I truly believe that textiles are a fundamental part of human culture and experience - they are EVERYWHERE. So much so that we often forget about them, dismiss them and undervalue them. They are thought of as ‘domestic’, ‘feminine’ and ‘old-fashioned’. I would love to change this image! To show that textiles are for everyone. Absolutely anyone can sew, knit, crochet, weave, spin, dye. And the work that they produce can be just as awe-inspiring, thought-provoking and beautiful as any other medium. Not to mention the benefits for mental health and wellbeing!

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