Workshops & Residential

For a list of booked venues and workshops see my Exhibitions and Calendar page.

Workshops

I have previously taught many varying textile and design courses from beginners upwards and it is from these courses that I have chosen some of the most accessible and enjoyable topics for one day workshops.

I teach at:- Cornerstone Arts, Didcot, Fusion - Oxford's Community Arts Agency, The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury, Missenden Abbey as well as for a variety of Guilds and Shops around the country.

Workshops can also be arranged at your own venue. For a full list of subjects and costs, click here »

Residential "Stretch Yourself... Alice's Garden" 2nd-8th March 2012

Following on from my exhibitions "Alice's House" I will be teaching "Stretch Yourself... Alice's Garden" in Mevagissy, Cornwall (near the Lost Gardens of Heligan). For more information about the structure of the course, costs etc. click here »

Summer Schools

I will be teaching at Ardecca, a pretty bed and breakfast in the Wiltshire village of Blunsdon on 23rd and 25-29th June 2012. The course can be booked as a whole or each day separately. For more information about the structure of the course, costs etc. click here »

I have previously taught the following summer schools and am happy to discuss how C & G classes can be adapted to run without the certification.

Natural Dyeing

A 30 hour course where you will learn to use a variety of mordants and dyes to create a portfolio of samples. The main dyes you will use are indigo, madder, cutch, cochineal and weld.

C&G 7722 Computer Design into Stitched Textiles

A 30 hour course, in which you will use Paintshop Pro to create designs which you will develop into a portfolio of samples in your own textile craft. You are not expected to have any experience of Paintshop Pro, however it is a requirement you have basic computer skills and supply a venue with appropriate facilities (a library perhaps).

C&G 7722 Machine Embroidery

A 30 hour course is intended for beginners. You will produce a portfolio of samples showing surface decoration on a variety of fabrics using free machine embroidery and the use of automatic pattern. Techniques covered on this course will include layering and cut through, appliqué, quilting, and working with soluble fabrics.