From Plant to Pattern – Woodblock Printing onto Fabric

Description

Join guest tutor and print-maker Aidan Liggins on this full day workshop, exploring woodblock printing onto fabric, taking inspiration from the plants and flowers growing in our on-site dye garden.

We’ll begin by spending some time outside observing, sketching and gathering ideas from the shapes, textures and forms found in the garden. Using your drawings as a starting point, you’ll learn how to develop your imagery into a design suitable for block printing and consider what works well when printing onto fabric.

You’ll then be guided through the process of transferring your design onto wood, carving your own printing block, and experimenting with colour and repeat pattern as you print onto cloth.

This workshop offers a chance to slow down, connect with the natural environment around us, and translate those observations into bold and expressive textile prints to take home.

Your tutor: Aidan Liggins

Experience level

The course is suitable for complete beginners or for anyone with a little knowledge wishing to learn more.

What’s included?

All basic materials such as fabric, tools and equipment are provided. Other materials and printmaking papers will be available to buy during the course if you would like to try something a bit different or take some materials home to try out.

Pace and Accessibility

This workshop is designed to be relaxed, supportive and accessible, with a maximum of eight participants to ensure everyone receives individual guidance. You’ll be taken through each stage of the process step by step, with opportunities to work either seated or standing as you prefer. Regular breaks will be included throughout the session. The workshop will be located in our Gallery space which has level access and an accessible toilet. If you have any additional access or support needs, please get in touch before the workshop so we can do our best to accommodate them. 

What’s next?

After attending this course you can join our workshop as a member and continue to use our facilities to make and develop your own work. The sooner the better, as the longer you leave it the more you are likely to forget! If you join up within one month of attending the course you will receive a £5 discount. Find out more about the benefits of membership here: https://www.wypw.org/shop/standard-membership/

Cancellation Policy:

• If you have to cancel:

If you are unable to attend your booked course, we may accept the fee paid as payment towards a place on the same or another course that takes place within the same financial year (running 1 April-31 March) following the originally booked event. Such a transfer will be on condition that we are informed in writing of your intentions four weeks prior to the originally booked event. Bookings can only be transferred once. If you are unable to attend, and not in a position either to transfer to another event, then the following charges will apply: Cancellation charges

• 16-12 weeks before the course: 50 % of the fee will be retained by WYPW
• Less than 12 weeks before the course: 100% of the fee will be retained by WYPW
• Please note that full payment is required for non-attendance on a booking that has been transferred.

If you have any further questions about our cancellation policy, please contact us on info@wypw.org

• If we have to cancel:

West Yorkshire Print Workshop reserves the right to cancel or re-arrange courses if there are insufficient participants enrolled to run a viable course or for other unforeseen circumstances. We will do our best to give those who have already enrolled at least one weeks’ notice of cancellation. In such circumstances you will be offered a free transfer to another course date or a full refund of fees paid. By enrolling in our courses, participants agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined above. 

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