Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome !

    • About me

    • How the course works

    • important dates
  • 2

    Materials

    • What you will need

    • shopping list for dyes and mordants

    • The dyes we will use in this workshop

    • Making sure you have enough leaves for this course by freezing or drying

    • testing an unknown fabric to see what it is

    • learning resources
  • 3

    Mordant and dye recipes

    • The recipes

    • Making your dyebaths

    • Testing unfamiliar dyes
  • 4

    Printing a scarf

    • printing a scarf - without wrinkles

    • getting your fabric smooth

    • bundling a scarf with a blanket (If you have done one of my other online courses you will already have seen it, but as it's my top tip, here it is again)

    • another tip for wrinkle free bundling
  • 5

    Some additional techniques for your repertoire

    • making a dyebath from home grown or foraged materials

    • Other methods of dyeing

    • post mordanting

    • exploring the influence of cooking time

    • influence of cooking time on discharge

    • Testing an unfamiliar dye part 1

    • testing an unfamiliar dye part 2.

    • Practical learning points from testing ceriops
  • 6

    Working bigger

    • Folding your fabric for mirror images

    • Revealing the mirror image piece

    • Mirror images with natural dyes

    • more about mirror images - incorporating barriers and blankets part 1

    • more about mirror images - incorporating barriers and blankets part 2

    • bundling on flexible pipes
  • 7

    Printing a garment

    • printing garments

    • choosing a garment to print

    • printing a garment without blankets part1

    • printing a garment without a blanket part 2

    • printing a garment with blankets
  • 8

    Patterned backgrounds

    • Patterned backgrounds

    • Patterned backgrounds using simple shibori

    • honeycomb shibori

    • dyeing your honeycomb shibori

    • the potential for combining shibori with ecoprint

    • Multiple dye blankets

    • The effect of weave

    • ideas for patterned backgrounds created by blankets

    • samples using patterned blankets
  • 9

    Rescuing 'failed' pieces

    • the iron dip as rescue strategy

    • The random versus the considered

    • Using a 'fail as background for overprinting

    • An example of an overprinted rescue scarf. NB I mention a leaf called macleaya which you actually can't see in the video! The next video shows the missing macleaya

    • The missing macleaya!

    • a real example from student work
  • 10

    Next steps

    • What next ?

    • Come for a walk round my garden with me

Instructor(s)

instructor

Caroline Nixon

Caroline has been ecoprinting for seven years, and teaching ecoprint for five. As a printer she is known for her clear crisp prints and vivid colours. As a teacher she is known for her well planned courses, detailed clear explanations, and learner centred style. She is focussed on giving each learner the skills and techniques they need to proceed on their ecoprinting journey with confidence. On Caroline's courses you will learn. A lot. But you will also have fun.

Social proof: testimonials

Debbie

You are a super teacher, a lovely balance of kindness, compassion, knowledge and assertiveness when needed. I appreciated how organised and thoughtful you were and flexible and sensitive to our needs.You gave me so much help and confidence and I delighted with the things I made.

maggie

Caroline's workshop was very well organised and well structured for a range of ecoprinting experience levels. she is a very clear, but patient, tutor, always mindful of where a student is on their specific learning journey. she builds up the knowledge to be learnt in a straightforward and sequential way and is always positively responsive to questions. Best of all, she is great fun! I would (and do) thoroughly recommend her to new and experienced eco printers alike.

I loved your approach to printing, it made me feel that I was experimenting ,not just copying, from the beginning, even when I was following the steps for the samples. You squeezed in so much information and delivered it in a way that made good sense. I really feel that I have a much better understanding of the processes and look forward to experimenting more! Nicola

Claydon summer 2018, anonymous

Delivery of the course content was of a very high standard. Content knowledge was clearly delivered. Imparting knowledge effectively is not a given. Caroline succeeded immeasurably. Bravo! Claydon summer 2018

Claydon summer 2018, anonymous

Excellent quality teaching. The tutor was immersed in her craft and that rubbed off on me...I loved it!! Claydon summer 2018