NcFe Level 2 Creative Craft using textiles
Wednesday – 9.30-3.30
St Mark’s Church Hall, North End, Portsmouth
This course starts in October - there will be no classes in January 2012 and all classes will finish at the end of April 2012.
This course introduces students to creative textile techniques in a structured way leading them to develop their own personal style and an opportunity to work at projects with confidence. It is also lots of FUN!
This level covers design, colouring fabrics and threads and then using a variety of techniques including hand and machine embroidery to embellish the surfaces. Lots of samples are produced as well as a final item which is designed and made to demonstrate the varied creative textile work. Students will be expected to keep a file with all their experiments, notes and assignments. Students will be assessed by the tutor. The course is moderated internally and externally.
Students are consulted as to course content. This year our course work may include -
- Creating texture using old lace, dyes and stitch
- using a soldering irons and heat guns
- Creating fabric art journals
- Batik using soya wax
- Metalwork
- Rusted fabrics
Course work - Projects
Each project will include design work & new techniques.
Keep all your samples / design work/ extra notes etc as you wish. (loose leaf file… or plastic A4 pages … in a sketch book or srap book etc)
It is a good idea to make sure that all your notes and samples etc are up to date. If your notes are complete at the end of each project, you will have less to do at the end of the course!
Research design work
- special study file – research – collect pictures, information, take photos, make sketches, rough drawings.. notes on colours shapes etc on any subject you are interested in. Keep them all in a file or sketch book. Make notes on or next to the pictures. Say why you have used them. This will inspire your course work design work.
Final item
This item can be designed / made etc based on the project work of your choice.
