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Note: At the moment there is no day-time City &
Guilds class, but if you are interested in doing
either the Level 3 or Level 4, please let me
know as it will help my planning for September
2011.
What is the aim
of the course and who is it for?
This course is for experienced stitchers who
want to explore innovative and contemporary
styles of quiltmaking, using lots of
experimental techniques! It is a leisure course
following the City & Guilds 7923 Design and
Craft syllabus with the emphasis on developing
personal creativity and style.
It is a two-year part-time course run on a
leisure class basis with the option of working
towards the certificate for an additional fee to
cover registration and assessment.
What will the course cover?
There are three units to the course:
A Research project: A visual study on a chosen
theme building on the design skills learnt at
Level 3 and including further design
explorations like Tessellations, the Fibonacci
sequence and using a computer for design
development. Research will also include a study
of four contemporary quilters and the historical
background to quilting.
A Portfolio of original samples: using
innovative techniques and based on the designs
developed for the Research project. Samples will
include:
1) Fabric Manipulation - tucks, pleats,
slashing, fraying, twin-needling, various
embellishments!
2) Textile Decoration - dyeing, dye-painting,
resists, transfoil, computer transfer
3) A Range of Materials - cotton, silk, velvet,
hand-made paper, hand-made felt, knits, leather,
metals, plastic, watersoluble! |
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