Monday City and Guilds Textiles

City and Guilds Creative Textiles is half way through now and 

everyone has lots of work to show and are really cracking on 

with their projects. There is techniques to learn each week

 and students also bring in items that they 'Show and Tell',

that is relevant to the session. This week it was buttons,

Hence the buttons on the bag and Twisted Squares and Hexagons.

I started teaching with origami and then went through to showing 

how to make the fabric folded squares and hexagons.

Everyone has enjoyed the challenge and like the little bit

of 'magic'. 

Dorset Buttons With A Difference

Each week at City and Guilds we have 'Show and Tell'

of the previous weeks samples and this week

we were looking at the buttons made and fastenings.

I demonstrated Dorset Buttons and as you can see

Gill has made some of her own and in different ways.

I was taught these when I did my City and Guilds and have used them ever

since and in many different ways myself. 

I use them as embellishments,

they often appear in my sculptures or in part on my embroideries.

I love teaching Textiles and seeing the skills interpreted in many ways.

City and Guilds Textiles Continues

City and Guilds Creative Textiles started again for the new year and

everyone was ready to start creating their own projects.

I have been teaching at least 3 techniques each session and everyone

has done some sampling in class to see which techniques
 they really like. 

A lot of the techniques we do some have never tried or they have always wondered how it is done so City and Guilds are the ideal way of experiencing this.

There are lots of changes within the City and Guilds set up at the moment and as a Tutor

I see them as very positive, bringing education right up to date and in the work place or real world as I call it. There are also students who just want to learn the techniques for themselves.

I will be continuing Levels One Two and Three in Creative Textiles, Machine Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting in September 2013. If you are interested in City and Guilds visit their website or contact myself for more information. 

See an article of previous students by clicking on my portfolio website Art 2 Inspire