Celebrating the Circle - There is always something appealing about working to a small scale, so, using circular teabags as our starting point we will create miniature painted and stitched landscapes. They can either stand alone as an individual piece or place a few together in a frame as a mini collection. Or if you prefer they can be collated into a charming little book for you to treasure.
At least 4 used and thoroughly dried round or square teabags.
You can do as many as you like on the day
A piece of felt – A4 should be plenty for 4 teabags ( bring
more if you think you may want to do more on the day)
Water colour or
acrylic paints – whichever you have
A small selection
of paint brushes
Water pot and paint
palette
Plastic sheet to
cover your table
Baby wipes
Gloves if you don’t
like getting messy
Hand sewing kit – needles, scissors etc
A selection of stranded hand embroidery threads – we will be
creating miniature landscapes so bear this in mind with your colour choices
An iron and ironing pad
Baking parchment
A container to hold the tea from your teabags if you do not
empty them prior to the workshop.
I always use round teabags for this course. Square ones will
also work but will obviously give a different look to your pieces (pyramid
teabags do not work for this course). Open out your teabags by making a cut on
one face of the teabag to empty out the dried tea leaves (spread the tea on
your garden). Try not to cut away the seams or edges of your teabags. I will
demo this on the day so if you are unsure, don’t open your teabags before the
workshop.
If you have any questions please email me at cy8s@outlook.com
