All classes and day schools listed below are held in Torquay, Devon. We look forward to hearing from you.
All enquiries please email to mail@fabbeads.co.uk.
Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day, and on full day classes we will indulge ourselves with one of Alison's cakes for afternoon tea. (Please bring your own lunch or there are food outlets nearby).
In a Devon Hedgerow with Frances Pickering
June 12 - 13 Tuesday - Wednesday 10am - 4pm Fee £85
June 14 - 15 Thursday - Friday 10am - 4pm Fee £85
Students can choose to do 2 or 4 days
Frances will be showing us how to make her fantastic books using transfer dyes, pelmet vilene, acrylic wax, hand colouring and more during the first 2 days.
On the second 2 days we will have time to make a good start, even finish, the inside of our book, something we have not had time to do before during her courses. This can include the use of photos, flowers, leaves, poems, drawings, whatever you wish. Stitching can be done by hand or machine.
If students only wish to do 2 days, Frances will repeat the bookmaking on the 14 - 15 June, or you can work on books you have made with her before. You can see more of Frances' work at - http://www.frannyp.co.uk
Make a Five sided book, a Dodecahedron with Petagonal faces with Joanna Radford - Printmaker and Bookbinder
July 4 Wednesday 10am to 4pm Fee £35
The book will open out to be read, and will fold up into a flat book or folded into a spere. This will be an excitin and a challenging book to make.
To see pictures of this and Joanna's other books go to - http://www.joannaradford.co.uk
Multifarious Muslin with Pauline Verrinder
August 7 - 8 Tuesday and Wednesday 10am to 4pm £75
Exploring 2 and 3D concepts using muslin, we will distress, manipulate, layer, wrap, and stitch, then decorate with various mixed media techniques.
The course requires a knowledge of free machine embroidery
To see more of Pauline's work visit her website - http://paulineverrinder.com
Books of Medieval Inspiration with Isobel Hall
September 22 - 23 Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Fee £85
Although based on books, this is a mixed media couse using cocoon strippings as the main material. We will incorporate a variety of mixed media techniques, silk paper, and hand embroidery. Look out for old hinges, small, perhaps for dolls houses. The hinges can be distressed; brads can be coloured and added as a decorative feature.
Isobel has four textile books in print, and is hoping her new book will be out during 2012.
Do look up her work on line.
Design your own doll with Patti Culea
October 5 - 7 Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Fee £140
This is an exciting new course which will be of interest to anyone interested in making 3D objects. During the course we will make a doll of the size and shape they wish. We will start by making a 3D template/model in artists clay, over a wire armature and aluminium foil. Patti will show us how to mark this for the seams, darts, gusset,etc. We will mould paper over the clay, matching the marks.
Once dry a paper pattern will be made ready for cutting out your fabric.
During the class you will learn sculpting techniques, pattern drafting and cloth manipulation.
I believe this course will be of interest to any artist or doll maker that wishes to sculp their own original designs. The technique will be equally useful for other creative shapes, such as animals, etc, although it will be doll based on the course.
This is a 3 day course due to the time need to dry the clay and to cover all of the techniques required.
To see more of Patti's work go to her website - http://www.pmcdesigns.com
Colourscape with Alicia Merrett
November 8 Thursday 10am to 4pm Fee £35
Alicia will show us how to make inspirational pieces on themes of city, town or village, based on free interpretation of photographic and other images.
We will use a fused fabric collage technique. No sewing machines will be need on the day. Your work can be machine or hand stitched after if you wish.
To see Alicia's wonderful work please look at her website - http://www.aliciamerrett.co.uk
Updates will be added as we have them
Another varied and exciting year which we hope you will enjoy
Please email for further information, and more pictures of tutors work, on these and other courses, we look forward to hearing from you.Sylvia and Alison
Miss Maddie Hatter
To see more of Patti's work go to www.pmcdesigns.com