Monday, February 20, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Fabric Design for Textiles, with block printing dvd
Learn how to design your own fabric design for all your textiles,
with this Block Printing DVD
with this Block Printing DVD
"Inspired Block Printing" - in an hour you will learn pattern theory and how to create reliable patterns with wooden printing blocks. Create and design your own fabric with Jamie Malden, a professional block printer.
Dutch textile artist Ineke Berlyn
Inspired Lutradur - creative textiles dvd
Learn from textile artist, Ineke Berlyn how to create art quilts using Lutradur. You can buy her textile dvd online from the Colouricious website.
Dutch tulips - this scene is stitched lutradur, a non woven fabric. Dyes beautifully and is a dream to stitch too.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Textile design with transfer paints
In her creative textile art dvd,
Inspired Transfer Paints, Mary Gamester shows you an hour's worth of fabulously creative ideas you can make using transfer paints. A wonderful method of textile design.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Textile Art Holiday with Textile Artists

Join us in a
Colouricious Creative Holiday
where we love to share our love, enthusiasm and textile art skills to help you develop your creativity. In this sampler by Beryl Taylor, you can see how she has beautifully combined a variety of products such as gesso, modelling paste, block printing and acrylic paints to create tantalising textile art collage. If you would like to be encouraged into a new comfort zone with your creativity, come and join in the fun!
Contact Jamie Malden of Colouricious now.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Last Minute Ideas for Valentines - How to make Ribbon Flowers
Watch Roy from Personal Touch as he shows you how to make flowers from ribbon. So much fun and amazingly affective.
Why not make a bunch of flowers from ribbons? Watch how easy it is. Roy from Personal Touch shows you how you can put your personal touch to show someone you love them!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
textile art - workshops on dvd - Colouricious
Colouricious is a small independent media company who specialise in producing dvds on textile art. Featuring leading British textile artists, these dvds are of the highest quality. In one hour's viewing, the viewer can learn and develop their creative textile art skills. Really each dvd is an "At Home" workshop as you can watch each one in the comfort of your own home, whilst travelling or for pure pleasure. Watch your creativity blossom!
To see the whole range of our dvds, go to Colouricious where you can see video clips from each textile artist. You can go to our Facebook and click on the "like"button, so that you receive our latest photos, and also sign up for our newsletter, so you can receive special offers, announcements, launches and events. If you love textile art, you will love being Colouricious with us!
Making Books - Wine Art Theme
Try making your own books. First you print the fabric for the cover - here we have used a wooden printing block from The Indian Block Company. Then folding papers and stitching them into the cover creates stunning effects. Beware - once you have seen the beautiful books you can make, you may well become a book snob!Thursday, February 2, 2012
Handmade Quilts - Indian Quilts
Natural Quilts has launched the most wonderful handmade quilts and quillows, super soft, pure natural cotton - all beautifully crafted in India. In conjunction with Colouricious, they have made some fabulous brightly coloured quillows
quilt + pillow = quillow !
Check out the wonderful selection of block printed quilts.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Make bags - have fun and be creative
Make bags to show off your own style - they are quite straightforward and simple with a kit - you buy all the pieces you need in one kit and off you sew!
To buy the kit for this bag, ask Sue at Sunflower Corner Quilting - she will be happy to help you find what you are wanting to make.
Textile - Textile Art - Textile Artists - Textile Techniques
Textile - Textile Art - Textile Artists
Colouricious- What do we do?
Patron, Promotors, Producers and Presenters
Committed to bring the growing world of textile arts and crafts to a wider audience, Colouricious takes a multi-media approach, producing a variety of DVD’s, TV programmes and events to provide the complete guide to creating textile arts at home. Working alongside many of the UK’s leading textile artists, Colouricious brings a refreshing, accessible and comprehensive range of products to ignite creativity and enhance all levels of textile arts and craft skills.
What We Do
Colouricious currently produces the following multi-media content:
Online
Guides, videos, information, tools and a community for textile arts and crafts via www.colouricious.com
DVD’s
- The ‘Inspired Series’ appeals to both beginners and accomplished experts alike, across a wide range of Textile Art styles. Each of the ten DVD’s is devoted to a specific technique, such as ‘Lutradur’ or ‘Patchwork and Printing’, and is led by an internationally renowned artist.
- ‘Talking Threads’ – a popular TV series, now available on DVD which profiles and follows 9 leading British textile artists. They demonstrate their favoured textile medium while demonstrating skills and techniques to accomplish and master for yourself at home. Talking Threads gives the viewer an exclusive look into each of the artists’ work and discusses their inspirations and influences.
- Our latest news is our 'Creative Series' featuring two more leading British textile artists - check them out now
Colouricious runs Workshops and Creative Days, offering Tester Sessions with leading UK artists on topics as diverse as Embellishing, Block Printing and Tranfer Paints. Details are announced via our newsletter, which individuals subscribe to from our homepage.
Regularly invited by craft groups, arts bodies and guilds from all over the UK & the States, Colouricious hosts tailored workshop events to promote the growing art medium and teach essential skills to inspire and enhance creativity.
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