Teaching Fibre Art to High School Students

For the past few weeks I have been working with a grades 11 & 12 art class as they learn how to dye and paint fabric. They random-dyed and painted backgrounds then thickened the dyes to paint, print, stencil and stamp for the 2nd & 3rd layers.

This student is cutting out letters from a random-dyed background and is going to applique them onto the pink & blue piece above. This past week we worked on stitching using straight stitch to add texture, develop a focal point, emphasise line or shape and to balance the composition. They are a great group to work with. I am looking forward to seeing their stitching progress when I visit again in April.