Weekend Workshop // 2nd & 3rd May // 10am-4pm // Cost: £195 // Places Available: 8 // Instructor: Alice Dansey-Wright & Cassandra Belanger
Explore textile design and motif making with Glasgow based artist and designer Alice Dansey-Wright, then develop your designs into a simple, zero-waste garment.
Day one will include research and mood boards, collage for design, motif making exercises and sampling your designs. On day two you will be constructing a simple, zero waste, sleeveless top from your freshly printed fabric, ready to wear for the summer! ☀️
Skill Level
This is a beginner level course, which means it's suitable for beginners that have basic knowledge of how to use a sewing machine. If you have no experience of sewing but would like to join in, get in touch to arrange a 1:1 session that will equip you with the skills needed.
Sewing Machines
The setting for this course is the relaxing, social atmosphere of The Stitchery Studio, which comes fully equipped with a sewing machine (Janome 230DC) for each student (you are welcome to bring your own if you like).
Outcomes
Samples of textile painting with motifs designed by you, and if time allows we will create some basic block-printed samples too.
Basic textile design skills; collage for design, motif making and application of textile paint/simple print.
The know-how to replicate the process at home so you can create one-of-a-kind textiles.
A simple, zero-waste, sleeveless top showcasing your very owned motif designs.
You Will Need to Bring
A sketchbook - size and paper weight of your choice
If you have drawing materials that you particularly like to use such as pens or crayons of choice
Optional: Preloved garments or scraps of fabric for sampling (otherwise sample squares will be provided)
Wear clothing and/or an apron that you don’t mind getting marked with paint
If you have one - a basic sewing supplies kit. Here is what we recommend for a well-stocked kit. However we have supplies which can be lent to you during class. Please don't worry if you don't have everything you need. There are more than enough supplies to borrow from the studio.
Booking Your Place
To book your place on this course, you will pay a non-refundable Booking Deposit of £50 which goes towards the total course cost. The remaining balance is due no later than 14 days PRIOR to course start. Once you’ve booked a place on the course, you will receive the details to bank transfer the final amount. We divide course costs in this way to avoid additional external fees. Please familiarise yourself with our Terms & Conditions before making your booking. Please email us for account details.
Subsidised Places
In response to the cost of living crisis, we offer one subsidised seat per class to ease the burden on our community. If this price is inaccessible for you and you are committed to learning, please contact us.
More Info:
During class tea and coffee will be available.
All of our classes are suitable for over 18s, younger crafters may be accommodated if accompanied by a participating adult but please contact us before booking
If the workshop you were looking at is fully booked drop us an email and we’ll add you to the waiting list.
If you need to cancel, we need at least two weeks notice. Please read our cancellation policy before booking.
About your tutors
Alice Dansey-Wright
Alice Dansey-Wright is an artist, designer and educator based in Glasgow. Her work is interdisciplinary and she explores the intersection of craft, design and visual art. Over the last 10 years Alice has run ADW Custom as part of her practice. ADW Custom is a garment painting and textile design project and she has collaborated on a number of collections with sustainable brands including Love and Squalor, SQUINT clothing, RE:Jean Denim, Fanfare London, Brother LDN and Giannina Capitani Knitwear. Alice started ADW Custom by transferring her mural painting skills onto hand painted garments and she has delivered a number of workshops and activities inspired by this technique including Fashion Revolution Week, Glasgow School of Art and Print Shop at Tramway.
Cassandra Belanger
Cassandra Belanger
Cassandra has 14 years of experience hosting workshops in sustainable design and sewing. Her work is an invitation to a more sustainable future and education is at the centre of her creative practice. She is the founder of The Stitchery Studio , is co-founder and Director of the ZWDC and a founding member of Sustainable Fashion Scotland. She is the resident sewing instructor at the Central Scottish School of Craft and a Fashion and Textile Lecturer at Glasgow West College. Her design and teaching practice challenges makers, designers and educators to think through the social and environmental impacts of their practice, exploring issues such as zero waste, intersectionality, transparency, colour therapy, feminism, sizeism, and body image. Cassandra is committed to decolonising her teaching practice.
Any Questions?
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
The Stitchery operates under a business model of full transparency. If you have any questions about how we cost our courses and what the breakdown of costs is, please feel free to get in touch for more information.
Cancellation & Course Fees Refund
Because of the popularity of our courses and the limited number of spaces available, we've now introduced a Cancellation & Refund Policy. If you cancel your booking 14 or more full days before the start date of your course or workshop, you will be refunded the balance of your fees. This is equivalent to your full course fees minus your non-refundable deposit.
If you decide to cancel your place in less than 14 days before the course start date or during the course, a refund is not guaranteed. In this situation we shall review the circumstances of the cancellation before deciding on an appropriate solution.
If for any reason you change your mind and need to cancel your booking, please email us (info@thestitcherystudio@gmail.com) immediately so that we can release your place to someone on the waiting list.