During this 9-week evening course, you will learn how to prepare and transfer your designs from paper to fabric through screen printing using various techniques. This series of workshops is designed to help you develop your own projects with guidance from the tutor and is designed to support those working at both beginner and intermediate levels.
At the start of the course, you’ll learn to transfer simple block shapes onto fabric using paper stencils, textile pigment inks, and calico fabric. You’ll be taught how to mix pigments, prepare screens for printing, and prepare fabric on the print table, ready for printing.
Throughout the course, you will create your own design to apply to various printing processes, focusing on composition and colour palette. You’ll also learn how to transfer your design onto separations and expose your drawing onto a textile screen.
Each week, you’ll explore different techniques for transferring your designs onto fabric, including metallic adhesives and foils for metallic details, puff binder for texture, dyes and pastes for painterly effects on silk, and discharge printing on black fabric to produce white-on-black designs. You’ll also experiment with layering techniques, combining paper stencils with screen prints to create more intricate designs.
Additionally, devore printing will be introduced, a technique where one of the fibres in a mixed-fibre fabric is burned or dissolved away. This process creates a pattern where parts of the fabric remain intact, while other areas become more open, revealing different textures in the fabric.
Upcycling is encouraged, offering the opportunity to experiment with your own garments or textiles.
Furthermore, the later part of the course provides an opportunity for self-directed work, allowing time for further experimentation as you become more familiar with the textile printing workshop.
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Learning Methods
This course will be delivered on campus from 18:30 – 21:00 every Wednesday for 9 weeks, *excluding public holidays.
Activity Summary
- Minimum of 8 students, maximum of 10 in the group
- 22.5 hours of teaching in total over 9 evenings, 18:30 – 21:00
Timetable
- Week 1: 10 September
- Week 2: 17 September
- 24 September – no class
- Week 3: 01 October
- Week 4: 08 October
- 15 October – no class
- 22 October – no class
- Week 5: 29 October
- Week 6: 05 November
- Week 7: 12 November
- Week 8: 19 November
- Week 9: 26 November
Independent Study
Participants will be asked to prepare a hand-drawn 'separation' for use during week 2 of the 9-week block. This will be explained during the first workshop.
Participants are encouraged to create and maintain a personal sketchbook which reflects their own creative practice involving ideas and inspiration as well as the documentation of processes and learnings.
Participants are encouraged to explore both composition and colour palette to aid their own individual designs. Participants may find a sketchbook helpful to combine imagery to create layered prints and draft designs.
Calico is the fabric used to print onto during the course however participants are encouraged to bring their own garments or textiles to print onto as a means of upcycling.
Assessment
This course is not formally assessed.
Staff Delivering on this Course
Kari Stenhouse, an alumnus of Gray's School of Art, specialises in textile print and sublimation printing for fashion and interiors.
After gaining experience working behind the scenes, assisting small businesses with textile printing and fashion scaling, she transitioned into the role of a design technician in Fife. Kari Stenhouse currently works as a technician at Gray’s School of Art, where she teaches her skills to students while also honing her own expertise. Her printing style is characterised by bold graphic prints, with a particular focus on typography, drawing inspiration from her travels around the world.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
This course is suitable for beginner - intermediate level.
Required Age
All students are required to be at least 16 years of age on the commencement of the course.
Academic Year 2025/2026
Course fee: £280 per person
The fee is to be paid as part of sign up process and prior to the first session.
After completing the registration form, you will be directed to the payment page. Your place on the course is not confirmed until payment has been received. If you have any difficulties locating the payment link or if you have registered for this course but have not completed the payment form, please contact us for a direct link to pay which will bypass registration.
Additional Costs
Essential core materials are provided.
The following course-related costs are not included in the course fees:
Course Cancellation
If minimum participant numbers for this course are not met, the course will be cancelled and participants will receive a full refund.
If you have registered and paid for your place on the course, but now wish to cancel, please email engage@rgu.ac.uk at least 48 hours prior to the first evening session commencing.
Disclaimer
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