Creative Fun in Textiles
392 TUTOR: Laura Rothenburg
Art Textiles is a great way to be introduced into learning all
about creative techniques to make a fashionable item. Students will learn a
variety of skills and fun processes which will enable them to come out with a
'wacky idea' using their imagination and have a very open mind to developing a
garment ready for a catwalk.
A series of workshops designed to
give students a variety of skills in different techniques and creating
something unfinished and abstract as a fashion garment. We will look at some
designers that create textiles based on colour and layering. This project is
very much about your creativity and how you see design but developing unusual
styles of ideas. I would like to say anything goes, mixing and matching ideas
but also looking at the blends of colour and some 'funky' techniques. By trying out different textile techniques
and working with some unusual materials you will experience many ideas that
will lead to a design. Keep an open mind and keep designing!
Day 1Creating
samples of ideas, working with dyes, learning to thread and use a sewing
machine Designing free hand or on a templatemodel
Day 2Creating more samples of ideas, learning to thread and use a sewing
machineDesigning free hand or on a template model
Day 3Creating
more and more samples of ideasDesigning free hand or on a
template model
Day 4Working
with a mannequin to develop ideas Making
fashion ideas and sewingCreate
design board
Day 5Working with a mannequin to develop ideas Making fashion idea and sewingShowing
in Court all ideas
Laura Rothenburg
About Laura
Laura has a passion for design and detail through creative processes in
screen printing and painting. She began her career in 1984 working with
textiles as a surface designer developing exquisite fabrics based on flowers
using modern practises for the fashion industry. Laura went on to design collections in the
fashion world, working in couture, pret a porte, developing story boards and
forecasting colours whilst furthering her career within the industry. Laura's degree in
interior textiles led her to working mainly in the American market designing
carpets, wallpapers and furnishings. It also broadened her knowledge and
equipped her to further in her desire to impart her love of all things to do
with Art and Design to others. Her love of fabrics has always been at the
forefront of her passion whether working for the fashion industry or interiors
in Israel, USA, and Canada. Laura believes in the education of creative
arts for children and adults and with over 25 years of experience in teaching
she has been privileged to work and teach in art & design, with a
qualification of a PGCE for secondary schools and FE colleges mainly in England.
Her pathways to success compliment her values in education as shown in her
flexibility when teaching her chosen subjects of fashion, textiles, art &
design and 3D design. Her qualifications have guided students to achieve A
Levels, Foundation courses and entrance to universities. She is fully committed
to a flexible approach in learning and encourages the learner to achieve beyond
their boundaries of exploration. Laura continually updates
her knowledge by attending workshops and art residencies both here and aboard.
Renovating properties is another passion.
