Introduction to Surface Embellishment Textile Screen

An exciting weekend to explore heatpress techniques ranging from flocking, foiling and puff binder to embellish fabrics and add texture to create one off pieces of textile art. You will expose a screen with a drawn image or mark making pattern that you will embellish using the heatpress techniques.

Course Structure

• Welcome and introduction to the course
• Coat screens ready for exposing.
• Begin to create designs to expose onto screen- spend some time drawing designs and thinking how your artwork could be transferred to fabric.
• Expose designs onto screen.
• Demonstration on how to print using textile printing medium. Learn to mix colours to create a bespoke colour palette.
• Explore printing onto fabric.
• Demonstration of printing with textile adhesive used for flocking and foiling. Puff binder will also be shown using hand cut stencils.
• Learn how to use the heatpress to apply flock and foil.
• Combine various techniques to create interesting fabric samples.

About the Tutor

Alex Palmer graduated from Loughborough University in 2010 with a 2:1 BA Honours in Printed Textiles Design. Currently working at De Montfort University in the printed and dyeing textiles department, Alex works closely with students introducing a variety of printing/dyeing techniques to enable the students to further develop their work.

Alex also produces dyed/printed textiles outside of her usual work to keep her inspired and on trend with what is happening in the textiles industry.