Workshops

I have taught a variety of textile and design courses from beginners upwards and it is from these courses that I have chosen some of the most accessible and enjoyable topics for one day workshops.

I teach at:- Cornerstone Arts, Didcot, Fusion - Oxford's Community Arts Agency, The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury, Missenden Abbey as well as for a variety of Guilds and Shops around the country.

To browse a list of workshops that can be run at your own venue click here »

24th July 10.00 - 16.00 "Machine Embroidery" at Court Hill Centre

The Court Hill Centre is a youth hostel with a conference room and cafe in a beautiful setting on the edge of the Ridgeway a mile or so from Wantage town centre.

This is a general Machine Embroidery Class which will cover the basics for those new to Machine Embroidery, and for the more experienced a chance to experiment with twin needles, wing needles, metalic threads and to learn new stitches, such as cable stitch, whip stitch, vermicelli and granite stitch. I will also be demonstrating soluble fabric and if you wish there will be the opportunity to make your own piece of soluble lace. The cost of the day is £28.00. You will need to bring your own sewing machine and materials. You can bring a packed lunch or eat in the cafe on site. To reserve a place please send a cheque for £12.00 made payable to Anne Griffiths to 4 Gabriel House, Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DJ or via PayPal. This is non returnable unless your place can be filled.

Residential Courses and Summer Schools

You will stay on the beautiful working farm of Bodrugan Barton where you will have use of the heated indoor swimming pool, and sauna. For more information on the farm and accomodation click here

The cost for October is £410 and for March is £430. A deposit of £100-00 is payable on booking. This deposit will be refunded if your place can be filled. The remainder to be paid in instalments. You can pay by cheque, payable to Anne Griffiths, 4 Gabriel House, Newbury Street, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8DJ, or via PayPal.

19th-26th October 2012 "Fruits and Harvest"

Taking fruit and vegetables as the source for the week, we will dye using natural materials, and print with leaves fruit and vegetables to create backgrounds for stitch. Following this we will use both hand and machine stitch to develop the fabrics either as samples, miniature fruits or small projects including woven corded baskets and vessels. The course will be suitable for all levels of experience including those new to machine embroidery. For more information click here ».

23rd, 25th-29th June 2012 "Summer School"

I will be teaching a variety of workshops at Ardecca, a pretty bed and breakfast in the Wiltshire village of Blunsdon. The subjects will range from Indigo Dyeing, Felt and Machine Embroidery and the course can be booked as a whole or each day separately. For more information about the structure of individual days, costs etc. click here »

1st-8th March 2013 "Shells and the Beach"

More information about this course will follow shortly, but to discuss the content or book a place please contact me.

Talks

Each of these talks takes approximately one hour and is in the form of a powerpoint presentation accompanied by samples and sketchbooks. The cost of each talk is £70 plus travel.

City & Guilds and Beyond

How I began my career as a Textile Artist. I will bring samples and assessment pieces from own City & Guilds onwards and discuss how I began teaching and creating bespoke textiles.

Diamond Stitches

Science meets Textiles, learn about my community outreach projects and work as Artist in Residence at Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire

Text and Textiles

Many of my pieces have been inspired by text, whether it be a word such as "Liminal", a haiku from which the kimonos were made or a book such as Alice in Wonderland. See the hangings from the "Alice" exhibition together with examples from each of these series of work together with the sketchbooks and the evolution of the ideas. For a talks and workshops already booked see my Exhibitions and Calendar page.

30 Hour Courses

Natural Dyeing

An intensive course where you will learn to use a variety of pre and post mordants together with a combination of natural dyes to create a portfolio of samples showing the full spectrum of colours, from yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue and green. The main dyes you will use are indigo, madder, cutch, cochineal and weld although time will also be allocated to use more readily available dyestuffs.

Alice's Garden

The programme from this course held in Heligan, March 2012, together with work completed is shown here »

"City & Guilds"

I have previously taught the following City & Guilds courses as summer schools and am happy to discuss how these can be adapted to run with the same content but without certification.

C&G 7722 Computer Design into Stitched Textiles

A 30 hour course, in which you will use Paintshop Pro to create designs which you will develop into a portfolio of samples in your own textile craft. You are not expected to have any experience of Paintshop Pro, however it is a requirement you have basic computer skills and supply a venue with appropriate facilities (a library perhaps).

C&G 7722 Machine Embroidery

A 30 hour course is intended for beginners. You will produce a portfolio of samples showing surface decoration on a variety of fabrics using free machine embroidery and the use of automatic pattern. Techniques covered on this course will include layering and cut through, appliqué, quilting, and working with soluble fabrics.