Autumn Workshop Sessions

September is always a busy time for us, planning the Autum and Winter Sessions and the studio diary gets full pretty quickly.

Stewart and I aslo manage to take a week off but this time as ever is already filling up with experiences:))). A chance to see family, a trip to London to the V&A, Chris Riddell evening, visit Jessie Chorley's Shop, a spa day and also a birthday, all in a week:))))

Here is the new list for September and October 2018

September 2018

4&6th Blackberries and Autumn Projects. Brenda is sharing how to embroider and bead Autumn Friuts and Jane is sharing the new projects and Inspiration for the next few months.

7thto14th The studio is CLOSED , not to say they won't be sharing the creativity that week:))

18th&20th Brenda Catch Up and Autumn Projects. This is an ideal time to catch up on any projects that you have started with Brenda or start a new one that you have wanted to do. Jane will be sharing her projects too:))

21st Crewel Embroidery. The once a month Crewel Embroidery session with lots more kits and Inspiration for the Winter. 10am until 2pm

25th&27th Seasonal and Own Projects. Christmas and gift giving is just around the corner.

26th Creative Textiles Creative Course begins. A ten week course that covers many of the creaative techniques within Textiles. Creating a project from the start, covering ideas, dyeing fabric, printing, stitch, innovative materials and tools. A few places left.

October 2018

2nd&4th Fabric and Paper Keepsakes Inspired by London visit. A trip to London, V&A, Chriss Riddell evening and Jessie Chorley's shop will all have a bearing on this session:)))

9th&11th Modern Square Runner. Jane loves setting a geometric patchwork challenge.

12th Crewel Embroidery, once a month session. 10am until 2pm

16th&18th Embroidery on Black and Catch Up Projects. Kits available.

23rd&25th Snowflakes layered and beaded.

30thOct & 1st Nov Seasonal and Own Projects. Christmas or projects you just want to get done:))

Monday Art Sessions 10 am to 12.15pm

Jeanette Williams is joining The Old Art Room Team, starting on the 17th of September with Mixed Media Art Techniques with 'Autumn Berries and Fruits'. Jeanette will be in the studio fortnightly.

Booking and payment is required to ensure your session and payment is non- refundable due to limited places available.

New List of Dates for Textile Class

There is an inspiration every week and participants can make the topic or bring along a project or idea that they want to make, Jane and The Old Art Room team will help you achieve your goal:)

 August

2nd&4th Red and White Floral and Stripe 

9th&11th Pocket Tidies

16th&18th NEC Show, Tell and Makes

23rd&25th Charmed Squares and Keepsakes

30th Own Project

September

6th&8th Canadian Smocking with Caroline

13th&15th Lampshade Workshop with Caroline. Kit Available

20th&22nd Forget-me-not Cushion with Brenda. Kit Available. See Here for more info) 

27th&29th Own Project

Creative Textiles 10 Week Course. Starts on Wednesday 21st of September. Enrol now, information available:)

Remember Mixed Media Wednesdays and Fridays are available too for Printing, Contemporary Textiles, Book Folding and Papercrafts.

Baby Cot Quilt

I made this Baby Cot Quilt last week and finished the quilting 

this afternoon. Just the bias edging to go on and then it's in 

The Old Art Room Swaffham Shop. 

There is only one like it and it's £24.99

Machine washable and nature friendly:)))

Learn how to make quilts at Textile Classes or commission

one in your colours.

Contact The Old Art Room

New Bag Shape for the Studio

After Art Class I started designing a new bag for next week 

Textile and Sewing Sessions using 1960's and 1980's Fabric.

Part of the Floral Designs are for the August 

Flower Festivals and we are celebrating by having

a 'Floral Window'

See more of what happens at Textile Classes

Here 

Seaside Holiday Window Display

Augusts Seaside and Holiday theme has been well received by 

customers, visitors and window viewers.

The backdrop was a quilt I did many years ago for Uni and has 

plastic which protected the conservatory window panels!

It was the right shade of blue!

Jo's Beach hut cushion hints to her wonderful Exhibition

inside the studio, there are cards and prints available too!

Jellyfish made with victorian glass bowls, celery vases, plastic and 

iridescent thread.

Cheryl made the freeform crochet and Jack made the

paper coral. 

Jill who is a resident artist and tutor in the studio

made the paper boat.

Mr Robin looks on peering inside the 

'Shades of Blue Nest'. 

While the mannequin guys are having fun.

September's window celebrates The Swaffham Food Festival 

and Autumn.

Rotary Mat Bag

We all love this colourful Rotary Mat Bag made by Barbara.

Barbara tried two different ways of quilting.

She used a walking foot and Machine Quilting on one side

and hand quilting on the other.

She admitted she has fallen in love with hand quilting and wants

to do some more.

Just a great bag for putting your Rotary Mat, Ruler and Cutter in.

We teach how to use the Rotary Cutter and equipment in

the studio.

Textile Tuesday

Lots of Textile Inspiration and making on Tuesday as usual.

A bag made by Jo, inspired by an American trip. 

The fabric brought there and it has lots of pockets.

Table mats and Hexagon Quilt made by Val. 

Purple and Green Strips and

then the off cuts made into the next lot of mats.

The Hexagon quilt is made out of lots of Rose printed fabric

looks beautiful.

The layers put together on the quilt table

ready for quilting.

Blue and green recycled fabrics to make the centre of a 

table runner.

The colourful squares are the ones left over from making

a nature inspired quilt. 

These are going to be made into a wall hanging

that looks like a stained glass window.

More Birds joined the others on the Bird Cage display.

HERE

More Shibori Felting

I love Shibori Felting once you remove the buttons.

The felt looks so organic.

It is now ready for embroidery and beading.

Christmas Star Table Runner

Irene has finished another Ohio Star Christmas Runner.

We all loved the Scandinavian style fabric.

See more Christmas projects on my

 Christmas Inspired website

HERE

Transfer Dyeing

With July and August being the month for paper making, dyeing fabric and 

felt making. I am demonstrating many ways to 

explore these with many different techniques.

Transfer dyeing is a fun way of colouring 

man made fabrics.

 We use transfer paints and crayons

and different ways of applying them.

Above, shows some of the ways of using them.

View an inspirational video using transfer paints and

recycled man made fabrics 

HERE

  

Monet Inspired

Textile Thursday Fabric Everywhere

I love it when the studio has a lot of creativity going on

and there is lots of wonderful colour and activity.

We all love Rona in the studio.

She travels a long distance to enjoy the atmosphere of the

studi and to learn new things each time.

She has an interesting selection

of fabrics and trimmings many recycled

 and she makes herself at home :)

When I said this she hid her face:)))

Meant in fun because as you can see she spread out on a few tables!

Lovely and inspirational and fun!

Creative Textile Thursday

Chris and Christine took the opportunity to make more

PVA Tissue Fabric last Thursday.

As you can see they are getting lots colour with

spent procion dyes.

See more PVA Tissue
HERE and HERE

Painted Mixed Media Textile

Last month we took fabrics you wouldn't usually use and

painted, dyed them with different paints and dyes and then

stitched and embellished them.

PVA Tissue Fabric Embossed

This is my PVA TIssue Fabric which I have stitched, printed

and embossed.

When this is finished I will coat a layer of acrylic wax

to give it a protective surface for a sketchbook cover.

Metallic Fabric Display

The Art Room has a new inspiration each month and 

I love to change the

display boards in the room.

This one shows off lots of metallic fabrics,

ready for the luscious fabric week. The sessions will

show different ways of using unusual fabrics and 

sewing and using metallic threads.

the displays are constantly being added to throughout the month.

See the 'Monthly Inspiration' HERE

See some of the displays HERE 

Making Embossed and Dyed Metal

We had a lovely time embossing metal and then colouring them

with alcoholic inks.

Velvet Scrap Cushion

I make cushions each month for the sofa in The Art Room.

This one is made from scraps of velvets and

 plush upholstery fabrics.

Remember when patch piecing different fabrics together, 

put the lighter ones onto interfacing or a stabiliser fabric.

So that the fabrics sit side by side each other and

 they become the same weigh when sewn together.

Next month in the studio we will be using these type fabrics

to make several different projects and samples.

See the months Textile Classes HERE

Book Page

Mary is creating an Embroidered Book.

Full of interesting creative techniques.

This page is a piece of dyed velvet, dyed scrim,

embroidery threads and beads.

It is an interesting contemporary drawn thread technique.

Making a stitch and pulling back the threads of the scrim,

stitching it into a circle revealing more of the 

velvet underneath.

French knots and beads are added to give it more detail.

See my piece HERE

PVA Tissue Fabric

The first Textile Tuesday and Thursday of May,

we were making PVA Tissue Fabric.

It is a popular method and has been used in Creative Textiles

to make a textured surface.

We used sheeting, muslin and upholstery fabric as a base.

Mix PVA glue, one part glue to two parts water.

Tear the tissue paper into pieces and then

start gluing them onto your base fabric.

Overlap slightly.

When complete add colour,

we used spent procion dyes.

Allow to dry thoroughly and then you can stitch,decorate

and glid.

If you want to cover a book seal with acrylic wax or boot polish.

(Boot polish gives a leather look).

Everyone had so much fun!