Texture, colour and fun! Workshops update.

Layers of Tyvek and polyester organza stitched together and zapped with a heat gun.

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A glorious weekend

 

Well, what a fabulous weekend. It has been warm in the sun. It is so good to feel the heat, even if it won't be long lived. We have to enjoy the sun when we can in Ireland!!! We have unsettled weather coming up.

Over the past couple of days I have been catching up with admin as well as working in the garden. I thought a catch up on my live Zoom workshops might be helpful. We had great fun on The Journey in January and Creating Unique Printing Blocks in February. The Show and Tell 2 weeks after the workshop has proved very successful, students are pleased to have an opportunity to develop their work.

There are still spaces on all workshops, so if you would like to learn a new technique, or remind yourself of the fun you can have with any of these workshops, just click the link on the workshop you fancy.

This month is Tinkering with Tyvek. I do so love working with Tyvek, you never quite know what textures you will achieve, but you know they will be FAB!! This workshop s a great way to learn how to control heat. We use an iron and a heat gun on this workshop.

There is still time to book if you fancy having a play. . .

 
  Colourful Tyvek samples  
Tyvek corsages
 

Tinkering Tyvek –

One day workshop on Friday March 25th and a 2 hour Show and Tell on Friday April 8th.
The price of €70 includes the one-day live Zoom workshop and the 2 hour group Show and Tell 2 weeks later.
to enrol, go to - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

A day of fun and experimentation with the wonderful material TYVEK.
(Also known as ‘fibrefilm’ & fibretex’).
We will be painting and stitching, incorporating polyester organza with this wonderful medium, then heating it with various tools to create fascinating textures, bowls, vessels or sculptural forms. You will need a sewing machine and a heat gun for the workshop. No aerosols or oil-based paints can be used on this workshop.

At the end of the workshop you will have a folder of samples to develop in time for the Show and Tell 2 weeks after the workshop.

 

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Painted and decorated Bondaweb cut into shapes

Bonkers About Bondaweb –

The price of €70 includes the one-day live Zoom workshop and the 2 hour group Show and Tell 2 weeks later. (Friday May 13th 10.30 - 12.30)
to enrol - email Kim -
https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

A day of 2 halves – in the morning we will work through the basics of all the creative applications for painted and unpainted Bondaweb. This will include foiling for T shirts, decorating book covers and creating beautiful surfaces on which to stitch, using all manner of sparkle or natural elements.
In the afternoon you can carry on working with Bondaweb on its own or introduce recycled papers into the mix and have a go at my Backgrounds and Pretties technique which can developed into making slip covers for books and fabulous brooches. We will also work with soldering irons to cut applique shapes.
At the end of the workshop you will have a folder of samples to develop in time for the Show and Tell 2 weeks after the workshop.

 

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Layers of painted Bondaweb, Tyvek, dried seed heads and sparkle

Raising the Surface for Stitch –

The price of €70 includes the one day workshop Friday May 28th 10am – 4pm
+ Show and Tell Friday 10h June 10.30am – 12.30pm

to enrol go to - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

Working with Bondaweb and Tyvek, along with other ways to create texture, you will develop some great raised surfaces to stitch over and across. Enjoy learning about how to work with painted Bondaweb. We will work on layering up samples during the workshop. You will be able to stich and develop more samples in the 2 weeks up to the Show and Tell. Tyvek is a fabulous product for creating interesting textures but needs to be blended into your work by using toning colours and incorporating stitch.

 

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Torn and bonded decorated papers

A New Starting Point –

This workshop is €70 and includes a 2 hour Zoom group show and Tell on Friday July 8th 10.30am - 4pm

To enrol, email Kim at - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

My most popular workshop.
Discover and develop the redemptive qualities of old newspapers, maps, music and books. Create fascinating surfaces on which to print and stitch. Using painted Bondaweb/Vliesofix and all manner of sparkle, we will explore the possibilities of layering textures, ending up with exciting surfaces can be further embellished with print and stitch.
If ironed onto a firm interfacing these gorgeous pieces of work that can be used to make boxes, vessels and brooches.

 

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Transfer print with bonded applique cut with a soldering iron

Transforming Transfer –

This workshop is €70 and includes a 2 hour Zoom group Show and Tell on Friday August 12th 10.30 - 12.30

to enrol - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

Explore the possibilities of transfer paints and crayons, creating fabulous colours on synthetics and more subtle effects on naturals. We will try resists, overprinting, layering and various ways of applying paint and crayons.
Working with Bondaweb and soldering irons we will cut shapes to apply onto your chosen background. Create a range of colourful and exciting samples on an array of fabrics.
Your samples will be exciting backgrounds to stitch into should you wish.

 

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Lutradur panel by Sadie Ross Johnson

Zap! Pow! Slash & Melt! –

The price of €70 includes the 1 day workshop and a 2 hour group Show and Tell on Friday September 9th.

To enrol, go to - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

For all those that love their heat tools or would like to know more about how to use them. We will be using irons, heat guns and soldering irons and a sewing machine on this workshop. Working with Lutradur, painted and unpainted Bondaweb, transfer foils and gilding flake. You will create various samples on the workshop to develop ready for the 2-hour Show and Tell 2 weeks after the workshop. Learn how to control heat and the effect you can achieve with it. You can work in 2 or 3D in the workshop, it’s up to you. No aerosols or oil-based paints can be used on this workshop.

 

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Beautiful book cover made by Sharon Ahmed

 

Beautiful Boxes & Book Covers –

The price of €70 includes the one day workshop and a 2 hour group Show & Tell on Friday October 14th

to enrol, go to - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

Create a fabulous box and/or book cover
We will be making larger boxes with the very firm Vlieseline S133 and smaller boxes and book covers with the more leather like Vlieseline Decovil 1 or Decovil light. The box shapes can be cut with a scalpel/knife. Both these wonderful interfacings have glue on one side so your decoration can be ironed onto this surface. You will choose how you decorate the box or book cover, whether it is with my ‘background and pretty’ technique, or maybe newspaper faux chenille – or maybe both. You will be using recycled papers and Bondaweb and all manner of sparkle. We will look at edges and how you might join the seams of your boxes. Also, how they might be fastened, ready for you to enjoy experimenting for the 2 weeks up to the Show and Tell 2 weeks after the workshop.
If you would rather go ‘off piste’ and work on free form sculpture – that would be fine too

 

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Foiled Decovil 1 cut with a soldering iron

Fabulous Cuffs & Collars –

The price of €70 includes the one day workshop and the 2 hour group Show and Tell on Friday November 11th.

to enrol, go to - https://www.kimthittichai.com/workshops

The leather like Decovil 1 and Decovil light iron on interfacings are fabulous products to work with. Being heavier than most interfacings they are perfect for making decorative collars and cuffs. They are light enough to stitch into and can be cut with scissors and a soldering iron to create exciting edges. We will experiment with different ways of fastening your pieces and discover how we can create jewel like surfaces using gilding flake, transfer foil, printing and flat backed gem stones. (real or plastic). It will be a fun workshop; it will be fascinating to see what the group come up with for the show and tell 2 weeks after the workshop.

 

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