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Regular workshops at
Sussex Prairies (Henfield) & The Lodge (Steyning)

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This 1-day course includes all resist materials and the indigo dye bath. Detailed notes about the course processes will be sent to you after the course completion. Linen fabric (prepared for dyeing) and cotton/silk scarf blanks can be purchased from Amanda or you can bring your own prepared fabric.

Explore Shibori - An ancient Japanese resist dye method for fabric

Shibori is a traditional Japanese hand dye technique. Join me in creating surface patterns on fabric by folding, tying, clamping, and stitch samples of fabric. After preparing your fabric you will dip each piece in an indigo dye vat. After a few minutes, magical and exciting surface patterns will be revealed when the fabric pieces are exposed to the air. Make a fabric stash suitable for further textile experiments, stitching, quilting or gift wrapping.

View all upcoming Shibori Dye day courses here.

This 1 day course includes all materials needed to produce a series of Ecoprints on paper and the extra materials needed to complete 10 bespoke handcrafted gift cards to DL size.. Detailed notes about the materials and processes used on the day will be sent to you after course completion. You will use flowers and leaves from the location grounds in a contact printing method that allows them to transfer their colour, texture and patterns. This course is an exploration into the surprising and exciting effects that can be achieved by layering plants and paper between clamps and processing the bundles through a simmer or steam process.

View all upcoming Ecoprint on paper courses here.

The Prairie Garden is the perfect setting for this 1-day botanical drawing course. Amanda will introduce you to step-by-step drawing basics designed to build your self-confidence in observation drawing. Our aim is to reduce any drawing fears and enable your personal creativity to flourish. Weather depending we hope to spend most of the time outdoors.

View all upcoming botanical Drawing courses here.

Explore hand stitching in mindful therapeutic ways, build confidence in making abstract fabric arrangements, develop free approaches to hand stitching

Join me for 2 days to learn about fabric and hand stitch techniques in a relaxed yet productive environment.

Free and experimental approaches in stitching will be supported by some traditional skills. A variety of abstract fabric arrangements will encourage a complete focus on manipulating the visual elements shape, colour, texture, tone, line, pattern. Awareness of aesthetic choices and decisions will be developed when balancing and finalising your collage arrangements. Making these decisions will be contemplative, revealing and fun. The joys of a simple therapeutic running stitch will remind you of a ‘make do and mend’ approach.

View all upcoming Cloth and Hand Stitch courses here.

Whilst abstraction is inevitable with the Gelli-print process there is plenty of inspiration for more pictorial imagery in the garden which you can develop if you prefer.

An Experimental, free and liberating form of table top printmaking

A Gelli plate is a clear gelatinous slab that you roll acrylic paint onto and use to pull monoprints from. You will experience a relaxed yet productive couple of days

exploring different inking up techniques, creating textural effects, using found surfaces, making stencils from a variety of readily available materials, adding layers to refine your images, and discussing your progress with others. The aim will be to practice skills and create a series of outcomes suitable for framing. You will be supported to follow your own path in developing outcomes that build on your personal strengths.

View all upcoming Gelli monoprint courses here.

Collect plants, arrange, create a design, transfer to fabric. Choose colours and embellish using simple running stitches. Our aim is to help you increase your confidence to develop your own designs & to introduce you to the abundant uses of the simple running stitch.

View all upcoming Botanical Hand Stitch courses here.

Spend 3 mornings learning the wonderful technique of Lino Printing. You will take inspiration from some beautiful natural resources foraged from my garden and surrounding countryside to create an abstract piece of artwork to create a print edition suitable for framing or for bespoke card making.

Using simple techniques for striking results, this workshop gives you all the skills you need for table top linocut printmaking.

Step-by-step through the creative printing process, from composing your design to cutting and printing your block, using reduction, multi-block, or masking techniques for multicoloured or monochrome prints.

This workshop is perfect for all levels of ability, no experience is needed. All materials, tools, light refreshments, and cake are included in the workshop price, so you don’t need to bring anything, just yourself.

View all upcoming linoprint courses here.

Botanical Hand Stitch in a Circle! tbc.

I propose to teach this course at the Festival this coming year and am just waiting for confirmation. The course will take you through the process from Sketch, design, transfer to fabric, hand stitch with free meandering ‘take a line for a walk’ approaches.  I may also be a Studio Demonstrator at the Creative Textile Studio, again this is still to be confirmed. You can find out more information on my Festival of Quilts courses and appearances here.

Book a mutually convenient date/time for a one-hour discussion about the support you need to develop your existing creative practice or how to start one! Discuss costs and details and decide if you wish to book exclusive tuition sessions.

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We can sometimes get attached to certain items of clothing whether it be a faded pair of jeans or a well-loved knitted garment. It may be due to the comfort of wearing it or the memories found in the shape of the garment, the patterns, stitches, and the feel of the fabric. Mending is a great way to extend the life of our clothing. You will be introduced to traditional darning for knitwear, using a warp and weft technique to create a woven patch to repair holes with colourful wools and threads. You will also be shown how to make a patched embellishment for repairing and decorating jeans or other cotton clothing. You will begin to understand how to adapt your mending techniques to different weights and textures of fabrics and you will start a journey to find your own style of reparation and decoration.

View all upcoming visible mending courses here.

What to expect

Before your course

You might have been thinking about…

• Getting out of the house, trying to find new people to connect with making contact with other creatives

• Extending your artistic/technical skills

• Accessing some one-to-one tuition tailored to your individual needs

• Attending a regular studio day, where you can meet like-minded people, discuss your ideas, access advice and support

• Getting together with some friends and family to attend a fun day, learning a new skill