Two Blue Days planned for Eau Brink Studio

 

I love teaching at Eau Brink Studio with it's large and light workroom, set in a peaceful rural location. 

Having two days gives us the chance to explore and enjoy learning new techniques and completing a piece of textile art.

Eau Brink is also a place where I have tried out new workshops with feedback sought from the participating students. This year is no exception with a brand new two-day workshop planned. 

Two Blue Days. 8th and 9th August 2025

For the past couple of years I have been exploring the properties of cotton organdie fabric with various surface design techniques - dyeing, printing, painting, rusting, eco printing etc - and then stitching with the created fabric to make up into light semi-transparent hangings.

Indigo dyeing works really well on cotton organdie and this is the technique we will use on the two day workshop in August

Day One - we will set up an indigo vat and use shibori resist techniques to pattern many pieces of cloth. 

We will also set up a wax pot and use stencils and other mark making tools for resist patterning before dyeing. At the end of the day everyone will have a pile of lovely blue fabrics (and probably blue nails too!)
 

Day Two - we clear away all the wet messy stuff and get out our sewing machines. Using the contemporary machine piecing Pojagi technique we will stitch our patterned indigo dyed cloth into a double-sided, semi transparent wallhanging.

I will take along lots of other colours of cotton organdie which could be incorporated into the finished work.

To book onto the workshop please contact Anita at Eau Brink Studio

www.eaubrinkstudio or telephone 01553 611009

Eau Brink Studio, Pullover Road, Tilney All Saints, Kings Lynn PE34 4SG

Materials provided for £15