Sunday 9 & 16 May 2027, 2 - 5pm BST: Stencil Printing Repeat Patterns with Pauline Greuell

ONLINE WORKSHOP

Hosted on Zoom by Pauline Greuell

Sunday 9 & 16 May 2027, 2-5pm BST (British Summer Time)

Pauline Greuell is a self-taught fabric designer and printer based in the Netherlands where she works from her own print studio. This is her second career started later in life. After initially practising stencil printing as a serious hobby for several years, she set up her studio in 2018. She designs and hand prints fabrics primarily for the home in a self developed layered stencil technique. It is a slow technique which has made her very deliberate about the designs that she produces.

She sells fabrics and products for the home through her shop and designs and prints commissions and works in collaborations. She has been teaching the techniques that she has developed since 2020 both online and in person (at Selvedge Magazine, West Dean College, Clos Mirabel France and other venues). In January her first book will be published with Bloomsbury Publishing.

She is greatly inspired by nature, but her designs are not naturalistic. They are her interpretation of what she sees. In the development of her patterns looking at inspiration from the Arts & Crafts Movement, the Wiener Werkstätte and the Modern British Design Movement has been very influential, for learning about rhythm and flow, without working in these styles herself.

Workshop Description

In this online workshop Pauline will teach the techniques of stencil printing that she has developed. These techniques are accessible for anyone.  Beginners wil be able to make beautiful prints without a background in design or drawing  and the techniques can also be interesting for people with more experience in printing or design. This technique can be practised at the kitchen table without expensive equipment and after the course you will be ready to continue printing by yourself at home.

The workshop starts with cutting and printing techniques that will help you tranfer simple leaf motifs onto stencil material and cut them out to use as a stencil. We will practise a series of printing techniques with which you will be able to make beautiful spontaneous patterns using just one stencil and one colour. We will then go on to print slightly more complex motifs in more than one colour, for which we will use a layering of stencils.

The second part of this workshop will be about learning a simple technique for creating a repeat pattern that you will be able to use in many different ways. After the workshop you will have a new skill: to stencil print on fabric with a repeat pattern.

What's Provided in Your Workshop Pack:

• 3 small containers of textile ink 
• 3 sheets of mylar stencil material 
• 4 stencil brushes 
• 50 x 50 cm piece of linen  
• Permanent marker  
• Heat erasable pen 
  

Additional Materials to Bring:

• Fabrics to practice on (must be washed and ironed), choose light coloured fabrics, either cotton or linen in medium weight.
• A non slip surface to work on (cork, non slip plastic or cardboard are suitable)
• Craft knife (Exacto type) with extra blades
• Cutting mat (can be a small one)
• Quilting ruler
• Rags, a teaspoon, pencil and paper, a saucer to put ink on,  container (like an empty jam jar to put brushes in)
• Something to protect your clothes.
  

Workshop Level: The workshop is open to all levels. 

Please Note: Material packs are shipped on an insured, trackable delivery service. Any customs duties, delays, lost or undeliverable packages are the responsibility of the customer. Once a material pack leaves the workshop tutors' hands with a tracking number, the seller has no further obligation to the buyer.

If we reach capacity, we may close bookings. Be mindful that we must close bookings at least 3 weeks before the workshop, in order to ship material packs. We cannot accept bookings within the 3 weeks leading up to the workshop, because you will not receive materials pack in time. Book now to avoid disappointment.

Location
This is an online event. A Zoom link will be sent to participants the week before the workshop.

Workshop recording
The workshop will be recorded and the recording will be shared with you after the workshop. Please allow 7 working days for us to send you the recording.



Workshop Cancellation Policy

All places reserved for workshops are non-refundable. 

If you require additional information about this workshop please contact events@selvedge.org.

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