Textile Print Design : A Short Course At The Chelsea College Of Arts
Join this Textile Print Design course and learn how to transform your own drawn or found images into a motif and design for print. You will learn a variety of textile printing techniques and how to source fabrics and print materials.
We'll demonstrate a mix of techniques including dyeing of silk and cotton and screen printing onto a variety of different fabrics.
You'll have the opportunity to experiment with a range of printing techniques including pigment binders, metallics, flock & foil using the heat transfer press, and specialist printing of silk using acid dyes.
Please bring items that inspire you and you would like to draw – these will form the basis of your designs.
Topics Covered
Printing and dyeing processes
Printing techniques – opaque, metallic, flock, foil, transfer, acid dyes.
Sourcing fabrics and print materials
Fabric classification
Papercut print onto cotton fabric.
Pinning, colour mixing, printing.
Design and create artwork for photographic screen exposure, using a combination of drawing: painting, cutting, mono-printing,
photocopies or collage.
Process screens and print a strike off in pigments.
Experiment with overprinting and manipulation
Dyeing - Direct
Mixing acid dyes for printing onto silk
Transfer press: using transfer paper and inks, and stencils to make patterns
Flock and foil
Course Outcomes
You'll leave with a range of printed samples of your dye and print experiments and at least one piece of work you have designed and printed yourself, for example scarves, cushion covers or T-shirts. You'll also know how to take the next steps, namely how and where you can continue textile print designing.
Who Should Attend
Anyone interested in learning a new craft, whether for a hobby or because you're an artist looking to diversify or add to your skills. It could lead you to full or part-time studies in another aspect of textile design.
Available dates
20/12/2021 - 23/12/2021
10:00 - 16:00
4 days
Atterbury St - SW1P
£625.00
Monday to Thursday
11/04/2022 - 14/04/2022
10:00 - 16:00
4 days
Atterbury St - SW1P
£625.00
Monday to Thursday
