Making your Mark: Explore the Expressive Qualities of Line
Tutor: Janet EdmondsCourse Code: 3322-03
Summary
The use of line in design plays an important part in giving rhythm, direction, shape and style to a composition. This course explores these aspects and will provide lots of ideas and inspiration to develop and build confidence to express your ideas into fabric and thread.
Description
We will explore the many forms of line using a variety of every day tools and materials, including improvised and invented mark making devices; pen with ink, crayons, cut paper and cloth. We will change the density and direction, vary thickness of line from fine through to thick, straight and wobbly. We will translate designs in colour and consider the wide possibilities of line in stitch. Some reference to artists who use this technique exclusively will be included.
Please bring with you
A 4 paper or a sketchbook
Pencils, 4B – 6B, fine liner pen, thick felt pen, water soluble crayons
Coloured paper
Black ink (Quink)
Fine brush
PVA glue or Pritt Stick
Kitchen roll for cleaning up
Piece of cotton fabric, coloured but not patterned
Piece of fine cotton or muslin for backing
Embroidery hoop
Range of threads from fine, ie sewing or machine embroidery thread, to thick including textured
Usual sewing kit to include a range of needle sizes to suit threads
You may like to select a colour theme and bring colours accordingly, eg tones of one colour plus a contrast, or two or three contrasting colours plus back and white
Level
Suitable for all levels
Course Location
Missenden Abbey
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 0BD
Tutor
Janet Edmonds
Janet Edmonds is a freelance textile artist, author of several books and experienced tutor, exhibiting and delivering courses to adults nationally and internationally. She has taught City & Guilds courses for 25 years at various centres including Missenden Abbey and also runs advanced workshops. She was awarded the Medal for Excellence and the Broderers Prize in 2016. She is a member of the Chiltern Embroidery and Textile Group, Textile Study Group and Buckinghamshire Craft Guild.
Monday to Tuesday
Enrol on this Course
- Payment by Deposit available during checkout
Timetable
Monday | |
9.15am | Students arrive (coffee available) |
9.30am-1pm | Teaching session |
1-2pm | Lunch for all |
2-5pm | Teaching session |
6.45 for 7pm | Dinner for residents |
Tuesday | |
7-9.15am | Breakfast for residents |
9.30am-1pm | Teaching session |
1-2pm | Lunch for all |
2-5pm | Last teaching session |
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"Lots more like this, please" (November 2019)
"Janet is an experienced tutor who always provides excellent examples of her work, which I personally find very inspirational." (November 2019)
"I very much enjoyed the course and having one day of design and one of stitching worked well." (June 2019)