Screen Printing on Fabric Workshop

The NPW Newcastle Printmakers Workshop is Australias longest running open access workshops, established in 1979, and provides local practicing artists, students and beginners with access to equipment and work space. There are approximately 80 members and we run a variety of workshops and exhibitions each year.Ticket Policy:Most classes require a minimum number of participants to go ahead. This depends on a number of factors and the minimum is stated on the individual workshop booking page. In the event of the workshop being cancelled, your booking will be refunded in full.  In the case of you not being able to attend a workshop you will be refunded as follows:Cancellations less than 24 hours before and no-shows on the day will not be refunded and a credit or transfer will not be issued.Cancellations within 1 week will receive a 35% refund.Cancellations between 1 and 2 weeks of the workshop will receive a 50% refund.Cancellations more than two weeks before the workshop receive a full refund less any third party booking fee.If Newcastle Printmakers, or the student, has to cancel due to Covid lock downs enforced after booking, a refund will be issued. This may be for a whole course, if there is more than one class in the course, dependant upon whether the course has started. For example if we go into lock down part way through a 5 week workshop a pro rata refund will be issued. Alternatively the student may chose to retain a credit for a future course with Newcastle Printmakers.

Newcastle Printmakers Workshop

Join us for a hands-on weekend workshop with textile designer Gemma Threadgate at the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop.

Tutor: Gemma ThreadgateDate: Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September 2024Time: 10am - 4pmCost: $240 Non-Members | $220 current NPW Members Enquires: <a href="mailto:gemma.threadgate@gmail.com" title="mailto:gemma.threadgate@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">gemma.threadgate@gmail.com</a>Venue: Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, 27 Popran Road, Adamstown Overview of class:Join textile designer Gemma Threadgate in this one-day workshop where you'll explore the fundamentals of screen printing on fabric. Under Gemma's guidance, you'll bring your one or two-colour placement design to life on your choice of a tote bag, t-shirt, tea towel, or fabric piece. What to Expect:<ul><li>Submit your one or two-colour placement design to Gemma a month before the workshop.</li><li>Learn the art of exposing images onto screens using emulsion and UV light.</li><li>Learn how to use a squeegee, screen and carousel for printing on textiles.</li><li>Master the techniques of screen cleaning, screen design removal, and setting designs on fabric.</li></ul> What You'll Gain:By the end of the workshop, you'll be equipped with the skills and confidence to:<ul><li>Print on various textures and items.</li><li>Choose and mix inks effectively.</li><li>Select different screens and squeegees for different applications.</li><li>Coat and expose screens for multi-color designs.</li><li>Cure fabric prints successfully.</li></ul> What is provided:<ul><li>Access to printing equipment for the weekend.</li><li>Practice fabrics for experimentation.</li><li>Film positives for your designs.</li><li>Inks (limited colours; contact us beforehand for specific colour requests).</li><li>Join textile designer Gemma Threadgate in this two-day workshop where you'll explore the fundamentals of screen printing on fabric. Under Gemma's guidance, you'll bring your one or two-colour placement design to life on your choice of a tote bag, t-shirt, tea towel, or fabric piece</li></ul> What to Bring:<ul><li>Your one or two-colour design (submitted one month prior to the course).</li><li>An apron or old clothes suitable for printing.</li><li>Enclosed shoes for safety.</li><li>Pen and paper for taking notes.</li><li>Optional - your own fabric items eg t-shirt, tote bag or piece of fabric. If there is time left over at the end of the day these can also be printed.</li><li>Lunch</li></ul> Bookings essential as places are limited to six. Minimum of 2 participants for the workshop to proceed. Covid Safety: Participants must sign in, wash or sanitise their hands immediately upon entering the workshop and maintain physical distancing whenever possible during class. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, have visited a COVID case location, or have been directed to isolate, you must not attend class.ABOUT THE TUTORGemma Threadgate, the designer of her eponymous label Threadgate, is a textile designer focusing on screen-printed homewares and clothing. Her educational background includes completing CERT IV Fashion Design, Clothing Production at Newcastle TAFE and a Diploma in Textile Design at Sydney TAFE’s Fashion Design Studio.With over a decade of experience, Gemma specialises in multi-colour yardage print designs on fabric. She has been recognised as a finalist in the textile category at The Design Files Design Awards and has showcased her work at Melbourne Fashion Week. Her designs have been featured in publications like The Design Files, Fashion Journal, Input Magazine, and 10 Magazine.Gemma's expertise extends to fashion design, collaborating with designers like Emma Mulholland and Gary Bigeni in Sydney. After 15 years in London and Sydney, Gemma has returned to her hometown, Newcastle. As a recent member of the Newcastle Printmakers Workshop, she looks forward to getting back into the print studio after taking some time off to raise her daughter.

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