We will translate images of old and crumbling buildings into textile by machining onto water soluble backgrounds to try to capture the loose style of John Piper's work. We will explore mono print on paper and fabric.  Then, by cutting and tearing mono prints, and by piecing and placing fragments we will create dramatic and unexpected surfaces. These will be further enhanced by adding machine embroidered pattern and textures resulting in a series of small compositions that may inspire future work.

A design source: please bring pictures or photographs of old buildings showing architectural details of carvings, doorways, walls and window tracery.
Design equipment to include cartridge paper, tracing paper, tissue paper, cutting equipment, craft knife, elastoplast, mat, ruler, PVA glue, masking tape, usual pens and pencils.
For print – a smooth surface to roll out ink, a hard roller, screen printing inks or acrylics, black and red, yellow and blue, a small spoon or palette knife if your ink is in a jar, roll of kitchen paper. Disposable gloves and apron.
For sewing – machine with darning foot, and all necessary leads and accessories, instruction book, spare needles, black thread, some colour if wished, water soluble background, embroidery frame, usual sewing kit. Some hand stitch threads in a variety of thicknesses, mainly black but some colours could be useful eg. Reds and yellows.

Janet Edmonds