Colouricious, Inspirational Ideas for Textile Art, Fiber Art and Quilting Art

textile art - workshops on dvd - Colouricious

2012-02-03T16:32:00.000Z

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

2012-02-03T15:47:00.000Z

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!

Handmade Quilts - Indian Quilts

2012-02-02T20:58:00.001Z

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.

Make bags - have fun and be creative

2012-02-01T08:16:00.000Z

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

2012-02-01T07:49:00.000Z

Textile - Textile Art - Textile Artists

Colouricious- What do we do?

of Textile Art, Colouricious is the UK's leading media production company for creative textile workshop DVDs and TV shows for Textile Art and mixed media. Created by passionate textile artist Jamie Malden, Colouricious has one primary aim- to inspired and teach people to create their own textile art by giving them the tools, techniques, skills and know- how.

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

Events

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.

Learn, Create, Be Happy

Textile Artists - from Britain, Alicia Merrett

2012-01-30T11:38:00.001Z

See quilt and textile art work of Alicia Merrett in Paducah in the spring of 2012 at The National Quilt Museum

Block Printing Workshops

2012-01-26T11:43:00.001Z

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

2012-01-26T11:34:00.001Z

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.

Creative Holidays with Colouricious

2012-01-24T08:23:00.000Z

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

Mixed Media & Hand Embroidery with Beryl Taylor

Ideal for all levels of stitchers.

See our other creative holidays too ....

Fabrics for Interiors

2012-01-23T22:08:00.001Z

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

2012-01-23T22:08:00.000Z

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

2012-01-23T10:55:00.000Z

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

Embellishing Machine projects - evening bag

2012-01-20T13:28:00.000Z

Fancy making your own evening clutch bag? Myfanwy Hart teaches how on her textile dvd http://tinyurl.com/62aojtl

Embellishing Machine projects

Silk Painting with Jill Kennedy

2012-01-16T08:00:00.000Z

Watch silk painter Jill Kennedy in our textile art programme Talking Threads

Running time 33 minutes.

Learn how to start doing some silk painting.

Buy the dvd from Colouricious

This double dvd features 9 leading British textile artist talking about their textile art and inspiration.

Recycling Shirts - Creative Textiles DVD Workshop

2012-01-15T09:25:00.000Z

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

Lutradur Landscapes with Ineke Berlyn

2012-01-14T06:10:00.000Z

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.

Make a bag - using a kit

2012-01-01T08:12:00.000Z

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.

Creative Craft Shows

2011-12-29T06:29:00.004Z

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!

Embellishing Machine Projects

2011-12-20T13:24:00.001Z

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

Embellishing Machine Projects

Mixed Media art using Lutradur by Ineke Berlyn

2011-12-14T07:40:00.002Z

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

2011-12-14T06:00:00.001Z

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

Patchwork Exhibition in France June 2012

2011-12-13T18:47:00.000Z

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.

Check all the detail of Le Jardin du Cure here

To enrol, simply contact the address in this poster.

See you there!

Free Machine Embroidery textile dvd

2011-12-09T19:49:00.000Z

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.

How to fold a quillow

2011-12-08T12:13:00.000Z

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!

Bondaweb

2011-12-07T19:44:00.001Z

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