Course title: Dyeing to Stitch - 5 weeks, 5 techniques 

Location :         Cottenham

Day : Wednesdays 

Start Date : 22nd February 2012 

Time : 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Weeks :         5

Price : £75(Full) £56 (Reduced)

Create your own unique textiles.  Dye your own rainbow threads and colour your own background fabrics.

This is an introductory course for complete beginners.  We will be looking at the following: dyeing silk / cotton threads, rainbow / space dyeing, graduated / shaded dyeing, transfer paints and colours from nature. The aim is for you to develop an understanding of some of the different textile colouring agents, when to use them and ways of using them creatively.   By the end of the course you will have several experimental pieces which you can assemble and use either as a reference book or for various sewing projects.  

Whether your palette is bright and vivid or quiet and muted, this will open up a whole new world of colouring your own cloth and expand your creative boundaries. 

Learning outcome :

By the end of the course you will have made 1 dyed silk / cotton scarf and 4 felted scarves which include techniques for nuno, lattice work and felted seams. The dyeing component includes 1 session of dyeing fleece for felting and one session of dyeing silk / cotton.

Extra costs on the course :

The fee does not include any materials. Learners will be given a materials list each week. Specialist materials (eg dyes) which are used in small quantities can be bought from the tutor according to how much you use..  A materials list will be issued each week and some materials can be bought from the tutor.

Rubber gloves & apron

Clingfilm

Plastic table covering

6 yoghurt pots  or similar

6 Screw top jars / bottles up to 500ml in size - to take home left over dye

2 Plastic buckets

An A4 hardback book ( any)

An absorbant cloth / rag for wiping spills

Cotton / silk / viscose threads in white or pale colour eg embroidery thread, crochet thread, knitting cotton-( can be obtained from your own sewing basket  from  haberdashery and charity shops or in larger quantities from www.texere-yarns.co.uk.  The tutor will also have threads which you can buy.)

Optional - Procion dyes - bring them if you have some, otherwise you can buy from the tutor on the day.

How progress & success will be recorded :   Practical application of techniques

Please complete a Booking Form available from the website www.cvcweb.net or click here, you can also enrol by telephone by calling us on 01954 288751 (option2) or collecting a booking form from the College.  Please forward your booking form along with payment – cheques payable to Cottenham Village College or cash in person, credit or debit card payments can be made over the phone or by completing the section on the booking form and posting it to the College.

Please note refunds can only be made if a class is cancelled or closed.

The County Council operates an Equality of Opportunity Policy.  We believe everyone is entitled to learn in an environment that is free from discriminatory behaviour so that we build a learning community based on mutual respect and trust.  We welcome disabled people and those with special needs, learning difficulties, epilepsy, dyslexia, D/deaf and partially signed.  Please contact us in confidence to discuss any support you may need.