venue: Gorgie City Farm, EdinburghThis course is run by Mary Dayton of Rag Art Studios. The basic skills of hooking and prodding will be explained, demonstrated and tried. Both methods rely on colour and creating textures for their attractive appearance. We will explore how using recycled materials, rather than new, contributes to more exciting work. With 'proddy', some easy variations can be achieved by changing how the materials are prepared, and these will be practiced. Hooking can be worked in various ways from very fine and detailed, using a 2mm diameter hook to large-scale chunky work that grows quickly, worked with a 10mm hook. You will have the opportunity to try the full range of tools to see which most appeals to you. You will probably be surprised at how versatile the craft can be using a wide range of materials from the humble plastic bag to exotic cashmere and silk mixtures. The effects created are far more the result of imaginative trial and error than investing your cash. The skills can be used to make many things from the fashionable small floral corsages, through bags and rugs to wall hangings that are works of art. We ask you to bring some cast-off clothing in your favourite colour and when you confirm your booking you will be a supplied with a swatch of the sort of things to collect. There will be some supplementary supplies of unusual materials but its is impossible to provide these in all the colours people want.more on rugs & floor coverings
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cushion made mostly from jumpers, felted in the washing machine and dyed using colour from onion skins
close-up of the proddy technique using velvet from an old dressing gown, dress net scraps, silver plastic bags, printed cotton blouse and an old cardigan
picture made mostly from plastic bags hooked on grey polyester; grey polyester is used for washable projects and those allergic to hessian |
