Thursday, January 26, 2012

Block Printing Workshops

Jamie Malden of Colouricious is a professional block printer. She designs wooden printing blocks, and inspires people to be creative with a wide variety of printing techniques using the age old process of Indian block printing.  Jamie also hosts a number of creative craft holidays - somewhere in the sun, near the sea, where her group can relax, be inspired and print til their heart's content. Her wooden blocks can be used to hand print fabric, make altered papers and impress into clay. 
  
Go to the Colouricious homepage to sign up for the Colouricious newsletter to get up to date information and notification of these perfect workshops.

textile artist - Marilyn Pipe

Marilyn Pipe is one of Britain's most favourite textile artists. What makes her particularly special is that she has a wonderful teaching style, and really enjoys sharing her textile techniques in her creative textile workshops. She has been teaching for many years now, having qualified with not just City and Guilds Creative Embroidery  but has the Diploma too. Colouricious Creative Craft Holidays is proud to commission her to teach, inspire and share her love for textile art. 

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Creative Holidays with Colouricious

Want to sit in the sun and stitch? Join Beryl Taylor for a creative week of mixed media and stitching on this Colouricious Creative Holiday
Ideal for all levels of stitchers.
See our other creative holidays too ....

Monday, January 23, 2012

Fabrics for Interiors

Textile Artist Anne Griffiths has launched a new bespoke service of designer fabric for interiors. If you have chosen the wallpaper but can't find a matching fabric, found the perfect fabric but need an accent piece for pelmets, tiebacks, and cushions, or perhaps you would just like an additional colour introduced into your soft furnishings to brighten up your existing room scheme, Anne will customise or create something to fit your personal requirements. What a fantastic service!
Anne Griffiths
Over the last 12 years Anne has been busy teaching textiles in her very inspiring workshops which she still continues to do.

How to Block Print - a general introduction

video
learn how to block print your own fabric with our hour long dvd
Inspired Block Printing which you can buy on line today.

Textile Designer - Gilda Baron - Talking Threads

Watch Gilda Baron inspire us with her machine embroidery skills where she creates them most gorgeous landscapes. She also talks about her creative influences to Holly Pulsford.
Running Time  33 minutes. 
Buy the whole dvd on line at Talking Threads by Colouricious

Friday, January 20, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012

Silk Painting with Jill Kennedy

Watch silk painter Jill Kennedy in our textile art programme Talking Threads
Running time 33 minutes.
This double dvd features 9 leading British textile artist talking about their textile art and inspiration. 

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Recycling Shirts - Creative Textiles DVD Workshop

Do you have some old shirts that you would like to give a new life? Watch this chapter from our Recycled Reborn DVD to get ideas on how to turn an old shirt into a laptop case, cushion cover, fabric beads or file cover.
If you would like to own this dvd, purchase directly from us so you can stop throwing everyday fabrics away, and put your creative touch to a recycled reborn item. The dvd runs for 74 minutes and is full of a stash of creative textile ideas
Would love it if you send us photos of what you stitch! colouricious@me.com

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Lutradur Landscapes with Ineke Berlyn

Textile artist creates the most stunning art quilts. With  her textile dvd, 
Inspired Lutradur, you can learn directly how to use Lutradur a variety of creative textile techniques. Watch and learn all about lutradur.


Sunday, January 1, 2012

Make a bag - using a kit

ever thought of making your own bag, not sure where to start? Now the quest is over ...

using one of the kits from Sunflower Corner Quilting, you can make one of these lovely and cheap bags. Speak to Sue who will help you.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Creative Craft Shows

The Creative Crafts Shows
During 2012, Colouricious will be exhibiting across the UK and America too. Our first show of the year is in January - Come to Sandown Park, Surrey  to join in all the ideas and inspiration. We are looking forward to meeting you and showing you our new range of wooden printing blocks. You will also be able to purchase our textile art dvds at a special show price. We will be at a number of shows during 2012 so catch up with us somewhere and say hi!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Embellishing Machine Projects

Learn from Myfanwy Hart, how to use an embellishing machine to create your own blankets http://tinyurl.com/62aojtl

Embellishing Machine Projects

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Mixed Media art using Lutradur by Ineke Berlyn

Watch and learn with this textile art dvd. Ineke Berlyn will take you through a creative stitch journey using the non woven fabric, Lutradur.
Buy this Inspired Lutradur dvd on line from Colouricious.
Colouricious textile craft dvd specialising in textile art. 

Fabric textile with Lutradur

Ineke Berlyn is a textile artist who loves being creative with lutradur, a fabric textile that is non woven.
She has a textile dvd called Inspired Lutradur, which you can buy directly from the Colouricious website. In her dvd workshop,  you will learn how to create a number of textile art projects. Check it out now.
Lutradur Christmas cards by Ineke Berlyn

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Patchwork Exhibition in France June 2012

Fancy a stitchy long weekend in France? - join in our free block printing workshops. Jump in the car, nip across the Channel, cruise along the French motorways and find us in block printing heaven.
We would love to see you and have time to play together with fabric paints, wooden printing blocks and fabric design - why not bring along the fabric you need for your next textile art project, and you can print it yourself with our help.
To enrol, simply contact the address in this poster.
See you there!

Friday, December 9, 2011

Free Machine Embroidery textile dvd

Creative Free Machine Embroidery, now available to purchase on line direct from Colouricious website. This creative textiles dvd  is presented by Gina Ferrari.
Learn from Gina Ferrari as she teaches you how to control your sewing machine to create free motion stitches. Perfect not just for beginners, but also for those who need a refresher course.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

How to fold a quillow

Quilt + Pillow = Quillow
Learn how quick and easy it is to fold a quillow.
Natural Quilts is an Indian company who make the most beautiful quillows, they sell them on line from www.naturalquilts.co.uk
Everyone needs a quillow!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Bondaweb

Creative Bondaweb

You can now buy an hour long creative textiles dvd all about bondaweb, aka Wonder Under. Learn how to create jewellery, applique clothes and decorative papers, along with a stash of other creative ideas with Kim Thittichai. Order on line today from Colouricious

Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Sewing Machine - Creative Free Machine Embroidery with Gina Ferrari



Catch the latest textile news .....
Gina Ferrari gets you started on how to begin creative free motion stitching with your sewing machine. In this chapter she explains the settings on the sewing machine that need to be made so that you have control of the needle.
Buy the dvd directly online from Colouricious

Applique T Shirts - Creative Bondaweb with Kim Thittichai

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Gina Ferrari - Free Machine Embroidery

Catch textile artist Gina Ferrari in her new creative textiles dvd entitled 
You will learn step by step, at your own pace, enough stitches to really get you started with your textile art projects.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Children bedding - check out these super soft quillows

If you are looking for the perfect present for a child, something that will have a soothing comforting and snuggling effect, then buy a quillow from www.naturalquilts.co.uk


Quilt + Pillow = Quillow
You can buy these quillows on line directly from Natural Quilts, and they have a fabulous delivery service too.



Bag Kit - how to make a shoulder bag

Bag Kit - you can make this bag - just go to Sunflower Corner Quilting, ask for Sue and she will explain how you can buy the kit to make your own shoulder bag.
Just love the colours - but you can choose your own fabric. Perfect off the shoulder number!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Come on holiday with Beryl Taylor

Meet Beryl Taylor
Come and Join in her week long workshop
 on the coast of The South Red Sea, Egypt
 author and featured textile artist for Quilting Arts Magazine

From 29th March 2012 to 5th April 2012



Learn more about this wonderful textile holiday. There are just a few more places so go for it! Book today.
if you have any queries. 

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Machine Embroidery with Anne Griffiths - Talking Threads DVD

Learn how to make a new fabric, using water soluble fabric and machine embroidery with Anne Griffiths



Buy the whole dvd directly online from Colouricious
Check out the wonderful workshops of Anne Griffiths here

Monday, November 28, 2011

Making Christmas Cards with wooden printing blocks


Here are some wonderful wooden printing blocks that are hand carved in India.

Check out our Facebook page to see what wonderful cards you can make
These blocks are for sale, on line at The Indian Block Company

Create a book cover using mixed media and bondaweb

Have you ever thought of creating  your own book covers? It's very easy using some mixed media products, stuck down with bondaweb.

Learn from Kim Thittichai's new creative textiles DVD, called Creative Bondaweb, which you can buy now online from Colouricious.

     
 

Friday, November 25, 2011

Colouring Fabric with Myfanwy Hart



Visit Myfanwy Hart's website to discover how amazing her work is. Myfanwy runs several wonderful online workshops. Have fun with life, with dyeing !

Creative Bondaweb with Kim Thittichai

Watch and learn about the wonders of Bondaweb aka Wonder Under, and create new surfaces for your textile art projects



Pre Launch sale of this Creative Textiles DVD - go to Creative Bondaweb
Delivery beginning of December

How to make Christmas table decoration

Textile artist Anne Griffiths creates stunning work in fabric and stitch. In her lesson today, she will teach you how to make a Christmas table decoration out of water soluble fabric
Talking Threads Christmas Special DVD - make presents and give this as a present. Go to Colouricious to buy online.

Card ideas for creative free machine embroidery

Why not send someone you love a card that you've made today. You can learn stitch skills from Gina Ferrari in her new textile DVD, Creative Free Machine Embroidery!


Look at this design, easily achievable with your sewing machine.




Thursday, November 24, 2011

How to do Embroidery with a sewing machine - Linda Miller - Talking Thre...


Linda Miller is a textile artist who expresses her creativity through her stitching with free machine embroidery. Why not join her on one of her workshops as you are sure to have a wonderful time.

Create your own T-shirt using an iron on bondaweb applique

Kim Thittichai shares her skills for making beautiful  t-shirts, in her new creative textiles dvd, called Creative Bondaweb.
Buy it today, online and start decorating  your own stunning tops.


You will be setting a whole new trend in fashion!



Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Hand Embroidery with Fay Maxwell - Talking Threads DVD

Go to Colouricious now to buy online the Talking Threads DVD


Go to Fay Maxwell's website now to learn more about her work
Check out her wonderful workshops 

Textiles artist - Kim Thittichai - Talking Threads DVD

Buy the Talking Threads DVD at Colouricious

The Art of Quilting with Di Wells - Talking Threads DVD

Buy online creative textiles dvd Talking Threads


Find out more about Di Wells, quilting and patchwork tutor.
See more about her residential stitching courses

Textile Designer - Gilda Baron - Talking Threads DVD

Buy online dvd - running time 316 minutes, 
Talking Threads double disc dvd packed full of a stash of fabulous textile art ideas





Check out Gilda Baron's website to learn more about her work
See her schedule for workshops here - not to be missed - catch up with Gilda somewhere somehow!

Textile Designer - Gilda Baron - Talking Threads DVD

Textile Designer - Gilda Baron - Talking Threads DVD

Lutradur - Ineke Berlyn - Fabric Artist

Creative Textiles Workshop - on DVD

Lutradur - Ineke Berlyn - Fabric Artist
view a selection of journal quilts, lutradur and textile art pieces

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

3d textile art for modern embroidery book cover

In her new textile DVD, Creative Free Machine Embroidery,  Gina Ferrari shows you how you can stitch a modern embroidery design for you fabric journals.


This book cover looks tricky, but actually once you've learnt a few simple stitches on your sewing machine, you will be surprised at the results you can produce. 

BUY "Creative Free Machine Embroidery" today online at Colouricious.



Monday, November 21, 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Homemade Christmas Cards

Textile artist Gilda Baron teaches you how to make unusual and fabulous homemade Christmas cards - stitching and being creative, til your heart's content!

Buy the hour long dvd to learn 8 stitch projects for you to make your Christmas homemade!
Go to Colouricious now to buy your dvd online. Order today and we will post it today.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Colouricious presents Creative Free Machine Embroidery

Gina Ferrari is a wonderful textile tutor, with a lovely gentle teaching style. Colouricious invited Gina to be a featured artist in the latest addition to the creative textile DVD series. In her DVD, Creative Free Machine Embroidery, Gina teaches basic introductory level machine embroidery, aka free motion stitching.


Be one of the very first people to own this exciting textile workshop.

BUY NOW ONLINE to receive your copy around 1st December 2011. 

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Homemade Gifts from you

Fay Maxwell runs wonderful embroidery workshops. Watch and learn from her, how to create a mirror/picture frame with this dry needle felting tool from Clover
Buy the dvd of the whole series at Colouricious

Monday, November 14, 2011

Homemade Christmas Presents

Watch and learn from textile tutor, Mary Gamester, how to make the most beautiful patchwork evening bag. You still have time to make this quick and easy present!

To buy the dvd with all 8 stitch christmassy projects,

Art Textile - Talking Threads dvd

Catch the Talking Threads double disc dvd - buy online today 
Watch  quick taster here
Buy to be inspired here
Learn from textile artists
art textile dvd
The perfect viewing for those who love fabric and craft

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Homemade Christmas Decorations

Homemade Christmas Decorations
Watch textile tutor Di Wells create simple and stunning patchwork baubles which will adore your tree with elegance.
Talking Threads Christmas Special dvd  - one hour long and to learn how to make a stash of unique and creative Christmas projects

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Make ipod case

Make ipod case
block printing our fossil wooden printing block from the Natural Forms range of printing blocks and then free motion stitching around, Alison has made this stunningly beautiful ipod case. Well done!
 Fabulous work.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Patchwork - projects

placemats, tissue box covers, quilts, cushions, fabric flowers, make up bags, suffolk puffs and lots more patchwork ideas on our facebook page. Look at how busy we have been block printing our own fabric and then making  gorgeous things for home decor!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Homemade Christmas presents

Watch textile artist, Kim Thittichai make a wonderful glitzy book for a Christmas present. Using Bondaweb

To buy the Talking Threads Christmas Special DVD 

Beryl Taylor - workshop in Egypt

Join Beryl Taylor for one week on the coast of The South Red Sea, Egypt, for a week of mixed media and embroidery.

From 29th March 2012 to 5th April 2012

Mixed media artist Beryl Taylor is teaching her stitched textile workshop for one week in Egypt. On this perfect craft course with paper crafts and embroidery, you will learn how to create your own fabric cloth, fibre art and mixed media collage using creative stitched textiles techniques. You will learn too how easy it is to turn fabric, paper, stitch and embellishments into artistic treasures to keep and share. Embroidery courses are a way of Beryl sharing her creative ideas with guidance on how to make greetings cards, wall hangings and books, using mixed media products and techniques. See her hand stitched embroidery designs to be inspired to join this Colouricious Creative Craft Holiday - this art retreat is a dream destination on the coast of the Red Sea. 


We have five places left, so book now - see more details

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Fiber Art - Talking Threads dvd



British contemporary textile artists present their fiber art techniques - buy the double disc dvd of the British tv series,
"Talking Threads".
Watch a sneak preview of what wonderful creations they present in their textile art  ... http://www.colouricious.com/talking_threads_clip.php

Monday, November 7, 2011

Stitch Craft - Talking Threads dvd

Talking Threads double disc dvd for sale  - this stitch craft dvd features inspirational ideas covering a wide range of creative craft sewing projects, stitch and quilt ideas for contemporary needlework, creative machine embroidery and stitching crafts.
Creative Textiles dvd
Watch a sneak preview to be inspired by leading textile artists sharing their textile arts. 





Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Art and Textiles = textile arts

Leading  textile artists creatively combine art and textiles to produce art textiles.
a sneak preview of the acclaimed tv series, 
"Talking Threads" 
to hear about what inspires ideas and what is the foundation of their textile arts creativity . Each artist also passes on one of their favourite textile techniques.
Talking Threads DVD
Give this double disc dvd to yourself as a present or be nice to one of your creative friends ... click here to buy your double disc dvd directly on-line now

How to make a pink bag

Check out this great company called Sunflower Corner Quilting
contact Sue who designed this perfect pink shoulder bag kit. You can make it yourself - and it is very simple and ideal for a beginner.

In Textile Arts, What is Lutradur?

Want to be more creative with your textile arts - then explore lutradur - you may asking ...  "What is Lutradur?"
Watch this quick tutorial
Buy the creative textiles dvd "Inspired Lutradur" to learn from textile artist Ineke Berlyn - she teaches some wonderful lutradur projects.
See the preview here on the Colouricious website

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Sewing Projects - make your own bag

Sunflower Corner Quilting have launched a new series of bag making kits - you can make this shoulder bag yourself using one of their kits.

sewing projects
The kit for this bag comes with all the fabric and instructions on how to make it.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Discharge paste and block printing

Two Amercian textile artists, Liz Kettle and Ruth Chandler have been creative, demonstrating our wooden printing blocks with discharge paste. 

Love the new ideas that people are coming up with, combining the age old technique of block printing, along with new and modern textile techniques and products., which are available on line ...
Wooden printing blocks at The Indian Block Company
 Artistic Artefacts United States
Art Van Go United Kingdom

Monday, October 24, 2011

Place mats for Christmas

Create your own homemade festive place mats 

Holly Pulsford shows you how you can print and make your own place mats for Christmas.


To learn more about block printing, buy the textile art dvd online. Click here to learn how your can design your own design with block printing.



Go and see the wonderful array of wooden printing blocks at The Indian Block Company





http://www.theindianblockcompany.com/

Monday, October 17, 2011

Make a Christmas Stocking with Myfanwy Hart

Myfanwy Hart uses an embellishing machine to show you how to make a Christmas stocking - either for Santa to fill for you, or a tiny stocking as a Christmas tree decoration

Buy the dvd "Talking Threads - Christmas Special" to learn how to make this christmas  stitch project - make it a Colouricious Christmas

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Have a chuckle today

British Humour about the language of modern technology
The One Ronnie Show
These days, the vast majority of business, communication and even life as a whole is generated via the internet and computers. Watch this sketch to make light of the our busy IT lives. Colouricious is a small independent production company, using computers to save the world by inspiring people to be in touch with their own creativity. Working daily on internet marketing reaching every corner of the planet, communicating with people across the UK, America, Canada as far as Tasmania, to the Shetlands to the Falklands! A very exciting and fascinating process.


This is one of the funniest sketches I have ever seen. Just had to share it with you. Totally brilliant! Have a chuckle today :-)

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

How to Patchwork - with Mary Gamester

How to patchwork - with Mary Gamester

this creative textiles dvd teaches you the very basics of how to print your own fabric and then to start on beginners level patchwork. Modern, traditional and yours!
To buy your own copy go to the Colouricious website now

Monday, October 10, 2011

Stitch Craft with Marilyn Pipe

presents contemporary stitch textile techniques. In this hour long, creative textiles workshop dvd, you will learn to rust fabric, make buttons, be creative with new textile products and really push the boundaries of your textile art. You can buy this dvd now to get started on your creative textiles journey.


If you love Marilyn's work and her teaching style, why not join her on a creative textiles retreat in February 2012. click here to learn more about this perfect holiday.

Have fun, enjoy and love what you do 

Make a Chirstmas Bag with Mary Gamester

Want to learn how to make a bag - especially for Christmas ? Mary Gamester teaches you how to patchwork this stunning  bag so you can go with the swing!

to buy the DVD of the TV series "Talking Threads - Christmas Special" follow this link http://www.colouricious.com/talking_threads_shop.php

Monday, October 3, 2011

Hand carved wooden printing blocks

Watch this wonderful vid that I found on the net .... showing carved wooden blocks for hand block printing is prolific in India. Found this really interesting film about how wooden art stamps are actually made - from slicing up the wood, pasting, carving and then of course the textile printers at work creating their stunning Indian textiles. 
At The Block Printing Shop, we  use exactly this hand carved method to make all our wooden printing blocks. So wonderful to keep this traditional skill alive. And what wonderful fabrics people print, not just in India but also home use too. Love it! Fancy having a go at printing your own fabrics and papers with block printing. Check out our site for a wide selection of wooden printing blocks


Textile Art ... Design your own fabric ...

with Inspired Block Printing DVD, a one hour textile art workshop. You will learn how to block print with wooden printing blocks - an ideal fabric printing process. Printing on fabric is so quick & simple, with stunning results. This textile printing technique requires very little equipment

check out our full range of Wooden Printing Blocks

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Quilting Arts Magazine - block printing

Jamie Malden has written an article in Quilting Arts Magazine - an introduction to block printing - an ancient Indian textile technique which she brings up to the modern day in a creative fashion.
"I find other people's creativity soooo exciting. I adore the fact that you could give 100 people the same wooden printing block, and they would all do something completely different. Creative block printing for me is the most exciting and inspiring textile technique as people can express their individuality so colourfully" Jamie Malden, Amersham, professional block printer.
Want to start printing  your own fabric ? Then  get this magazine in October.


(Very exciting for us! We are so proud :-))!!!!!

How to make a bag

just found this wonderful company Sunflower Corner Quilting
They sell these kits to teach you how to make a bag.
Love them so much! The tassel is a great finishing touch.