Mixed Media Fabric Collage

Workshop

Instructor: Jill Cope
Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm
2 days: May 2 to May 3
Location: In-person Williams Building room 357
$250 + $20 materials fee
Prerequisite: None

In this hands-on and action-packed workshop, students will dive into the amazing world of fabric collage and mixed media. There is no end to what you can create with the treasure trove of items supplied in class. Let’s bring them all together, learn and practice some new techniques, and at the end, you’ll walk out with your own fabric creations. No experience needed—just your sewing machine and a sense of adventure!

We will do a few practice pieces to try out the techniques, and then students will have time to make their final project (please have an idea/rough sketch/photo of which theme you want to make--choose a simple subject you love: your pet, your house, birds, flowers, seascape, etc.)

Syllabus

  • What is fabric collage and fabric mixed media

  • Quick review on colour and composition theories

  • Fabric collage and mixed media warm-up exercises

  • Work on and complete final project of student’s choice

  •  Techniques covered in class: collaging, layering, beading, embellishing, simple embroidery stitches, free motion quilting

Supplies

Materials SUPPLIED:

  • White cotton .5M, fat quarters and miscellaneous fabric scraps (variety of colours)
  • An assortment of green fabric scraps (for grass) and coloured fabric scraps (for flowers)
  • Quilting batting/ commercial felt
  • Other: upholstery samples, tulle, brocade, denim, flannel

Embellishments SUPPLIED:

  • beads/buttons
  • embroidery thread and needle
  • lace/ribbon
  • wool/novelty yarn

Equipment STUDENT TO BRING:

  • sewing machine (and its cords)
  • extension power cord
  • variety of machine needles--regular and jean needles
  • sewing machine feet (regular and free motion foot if you want to do that type of sewing)
  • sewing machine thread and bobbins—variety of colours
  • hand sewing/darning/beading needles
  • fabric scissors/pins
  • masking tape/painter’s tape
  • glue stick
  • notebook and pen
Unconventional items: (OPTIONAL FOR STUDENT TO BRING)
  • feathers
  • cords/wires/washers
  • ephemera--candy wrappers, postage stamps, book pages, sheet music, ticket stubs, etc.
  • recycled jewellery
  • other knickknacks, doodads, and any other shiny things you have around the house