Great night tonight a with the Edinburgh Design School Potters. The wheels were turning and some really good pots were emerging from raw clay. I'll post the work when its dried and fired.

Professional Development Award - Textiles

PDA: TEXTILES
This is a 3 unit SQA certified Professional Development Award (PDA) at SCQF level 7(HN)
TEXTILES: INTRODUCTION Surface Decoration: An Introduction; Textile Techniques: An Introduction; Textile Accessory: An Introduction

This course is suitable for those with some previous experience wanting to gain a nationally recognised qualification at Higher National (HN) level. City & Guilds, Higher Art or similar qualifications/experience recommended.

Venue:

Art’s Complex, St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE

Day/Times:

Tuesday: 10.30am – 2.30pm

Dates:

Term 1: 01/10/13 – 03/12/13

Term 2: 14/01/14 – 18/03/14

Term 3: 22/04/14 – 17/06/14

Term 1 Timetable:

Wk Beginning	Session	Day	Textile Club*	Assessment/note
23/09/2013			Thursday 6.30-8pm
30/09/2013	1	Tuesday
07/10/2013	2	Tuesday
14/10/2013	Holiday	No Class
21/10/2013	3	Tuesday	Thursday 6.30-8pm
28/10/2013	4	Tuesday		Gallery visit
04/11/2013	5	Tuesday
11/11/2013	6	Tuesday
18/11/2013	7	Tuesday	Thursday 6.30-8pm
25/11/2013	8	Tuesday
02/12/2013	A	Tuesday		Unit 1 Assessment
09/12/2013	R	No Class		Remediation
16/12/2013	R	No Class	Thursday 6.30-8pm	Remediation
23/12/2013	Holiday	/
30/12/2013	Holiday	/
06/01/2014		No Class
13/01/2014	1	Tuesday	Thursday 6.30-8pm	Term 2 Starts

*Textile Club – This is a separate monthly club also at the Art’s Complex and will offer relevant demonstrations and talks suitable for PDA students and those who are interested in developing textile techniques, meeting like-minded people and sharing practice. The club is £10 per evening and will be run by Kim Gunn.

PDA Cost:

£282* per term (payable in advance of the 1^st session each term)

*PDA registration and assessment fee is included (SQA certification charge) but does not include materials.

Course information:

This course will lead to an SQA SCQF Level 7 Professional Development Award (PDA) Textiles: Introduction (Subject to approval by SQA).

Delivery is by practical classes over an 8 week term, followed by an assessment of course work. The assessment instrument takes the form of a checklist and written feedback with ample opportunity to remediate any outstanding course work. Each term will cover one unit of study: Term 1 Surface Decoration: An Introduction; Term 2 Textile Techniques: An Introduction; Term 3 Textile Accessory: An Introduction

Tutor: Ellie Bell Thompson

Assessor: Kim Gunn

Internal Verifier: Alex Gunn

Course Booking:

To book your place on the course please contact us at Loomhaus@aol.com

Please use this email for any questions or special requirements you may have regarding the course. Further information about the PDA HN Units can be found on the SQA website.

For further information on the Edinburgh Design School, the Textile Club and to see images from recent workshops, log in to our Blog: edsdesignincredibles.blogspot.com

Following your booking of a place, a learning schedule, brief and materials list will be provided.

 

 

 Warli Detail 

How about this for great Warli painting in Bhopal. This was inspiration for the Sari below.  Great stuff. 

WORKSHOP June 2nd ... still a few places left. Mail loomhaus@aol.com for details.   

Join us and build a textile Hub

 

 

 

Tribal Block Print

We found this block printed Sari in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is  hand printed using a carved wooden block onto raw silk. We pass it every day at EDS HQ and we love it.

 

Trapped  

This weekend the Edinburgh Design School(eds HQ)  studios have been bubbling and fizzing with the sounds and smell of boiling mordant and vinegar soaked bundles. The results will not be ready for three weeks so here is another of our experiments. Honesty trapped in cloth.

Jantar Mantar 

New Delhi  

This astronomical observatory was built by Maharaja Jai Singh from 1724. it is such a great work of functional architecture with wonderful constructivist lines. Great inspiration for pattern and patchwork. We visited last time we were in India and we loved it.

 

 

Zardozi frame 

This is a zardosi embroidery frame set up for beaded bags. We found this in Bhopal India.

   

Print Sample

We worked on some print samples today. Paper Board, Fabric, Stitch. Enjoy.

Natures Dye Pot WorkShop

We are working on our Natures Dye pot workshop
Check out these colours and how they can be used
to colour cloth using a sustainable, organic and natural
method. Natures Dye pot.. Back to the Future..

Dates and details below

Summer Schools

We are designing our summer school programme
This is what you could be making.

Raw material

We were thinking of the weavers and embroiderers we
met in India today. We love these bales and all the creative
possibilities yet to unfold.

 

 

 

 

EDS Spring/Summer Workshop’s:

Sunday 2nd June and Sunday 23rd June

Natures Dye Pot

 

Kim Gunn

Exploring Hapa-Zome (flower pounding), cold bundling and rusting on cloth; two Sunday’s in late spring to introduce you to natural fabric colouring techniques using flora gathered from the local surroundings. The second session will ‘reveal’ your findings and further explore mordent’s, leaf prints and flower trapping.

Time: 10am – 3pm (bring a packed lunch and mug for tea/coffee)

Venue: The Arts Complex, St Margaret’s House, Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Cost: £95 for 2 days (£55 for 1 day only) – some materials provided at cost price.

Book: Email Loomhaus@aol.com Places limited to 10

Please bring with you to the first session: • Pair of rubber gloves and apron • Ziplock type freezer bags • Small notebook or sketchbook and pencil • 1/4 m each - white silk Habotai, cotton sheeting and/or linen or wool • Small hammer, tweezers and embroidery scissors • Wide masking tape • Wooden chopping board • Soft wire, elastic bands • Spray bottle
Please bring with you to the second session: • Any interesting flower or plant materials you may wish to work with • Embroidery scissors, tweezers, • Baking parchment • Fusible Webbing (Fuse FX) or Bondaweb or Mistyfuse • Backing fabric (Any fabric with a smooth surface) • Chiffon or organza

Kim Gunn (MA RCA) is an artist and lecturer who has been working in textiles for over 20 years. She teaches on a range of textile and design courses at Edinburgh College.