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Susannah Cartwright Textile Workshops

Learn to print with antique wooden textile printing blocks, hand carved in India and salvaged from the textile industry. 

You will be using a neat and efficient technique to print with the blocks, ideal for motif,  one-off and repeat patterns. These can be muti-layered, in a colour scheme of your choice. You will have help and expert advice every single step of the way.

The prints will be made using professional textile print paste. The paste is hand mixed and once printed onto the fabric it is machine washable. Create bespoke crafted and hand printed textile designs on upcycled fabrics and on a 100% recycled cotton bag.

This is a relaxed, friendly workshop, and Susannah is an experienced and qualified  teacher. With many years of bringing out the potential in students of all ages and abilities. By the end of the workshop you will feel confident  in printing and creating designs, with an armful of your printed fabrics to take home with you as well as a bag.

The ethos of the workshop is to make the waste from the textile industry beautiful and useful once more.

Textile Indian Blockprinting Workshop

Susannah was a great teacher- she took the time to explain/ guide us individually if needed and shared her large knowledge about the practice of block printing. I would definitely recommend the workshop- I am looking forward to continue the practice and to get more creative!

Fantastic way to learn even if you dont think you are naturally creative. susannah has a way of drawing it out of you whilst keeping it fun and met some lovely people.

Excellent workshop. Susannah was lovely and so welcoming, and really knowledgeable. I went with my mum and we both thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. It was really relaxing and a great opportunity to get creative!

A fun and relaxed way to get creative whilst meeting new people and having a cuppa and a chat. Susannah is a lovely host and made sure everyone got the most out of the workshop with useful tips and guidance. I especially love the bag I printed!

I really enjoyed the workshop. We were warmly welcomed by susannah and made to feel very relaxed and comfortable. The blocks we used for printing are absolutely gorgeous and I was very pleased with the end result, I printed a cushion cover, a bag and some material. Susannah was extremely helpful and explained everything very clearly.

Textile blockprinting on a recycled cotton bag, up cycled fabrics using antique hand carved Indian wood blocks

Susannah is a Printed Textile Designer best known for her signature  designs in beautiful patterns of flower and fruit, often with a quirky surreal twist to make you smile. Her textiles have been used extensively for fashion and furnishing, with a favourite outlet being the iconic Liberty's in Central London. Her work is in the permanent collection of The Victoria and Albert Museum.

She has taught and lectured  at art and design schools and in pop up venues across London. The workshops held at her home studio are taught with the ethos of teaching for the joy of learning, using salvaged and upcycled materials from the textile industry.

Susannah Cartwright Textile Workshops

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