This summer, we are excited to be creatively collaborating with Upcycled Upholstery, a fellow BP resident, to combine artistic expression in all it’s natural forms.
What better way to get inspired than out in Mother Nature, in the beautiful grounds of Beckenham Place Park. We will have forgaging fun, looking for suitable wild leaves, flowers and blooms.
We will then use these items as a template to create nature prints onto remnant fabric pieces. Colour is a powerful medium for self-expression, uplifting mood and playful creative freedom, and there will be a selection of Neon fabric paints to choose from.
We will explore various techniques to transfer the designs onto fabric such as stenciling, printing and hand-drawn illustrations.
We will then heat-set the fabric designs before creating the pattern to make an Eco-Shopper. Sewing the pieces together along with adding your straps as well as a little time at the end to customize the bag further with added detail of embroidery, pom poms or hand-stitching.
You will leave with your very own personalized fabric-printed Eco-Shopper which is completely sustainable – made from repurposed fabric using traditional printing methods and can be used time and time again.
Skill Level: (write the levels the class is suitable for see below)
Adventurous Beginner
What you learn: (this needs to outline some key skills)
Trace a pattern for your Eco-Shopper pieces
Sewing skills to sew the bag pattern pieces together
Learn how to use and set fabric paints on fabric
Creative freedom to create designs
A mindful practise in nature to aid positive well-being
Explore the use of Colour and it’s role in the design process
What you make: (clear detail of what they are making)
A reusable Eco-shopper bag made with repurposed fabric and your own bespoke Neon nature-themed statement print.
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