Saturday 03 June 2023: Online Workshop (Illusions In The 3D)!

Andrea Alonge  - Saturday 3rd June 2023 - 4.00pm to 7.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop: Illusions In The 3D!

We're super excited about discovering Andrea Alonge and her incredible talent on Instagram and then persuading her to teach a class for us: Illusions In The 3D! This class will see participants engage in some really clever techniques that we haven't seen before to create some very interesting visual effects. A really great opportunity to experience something very unique! Here's Andrea to tell you more...

Introduction by Andrea:-

I grew up surrounded by textiles, as my mother and grandmother were both avid quilters (and weavers, crafters, knitters- everything textile!) and I learned to sew early on in my childhood. I ended up going to art school, and while I began my art career in ceramics, I couldn’t leave textiles alone, eventually getting my Master of Fine Arts degree in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art. One of my signature techniques is drawing with pattern and stripes, and making quilted works that “break the square”. I love to use textiles with pre-printed patterns as a mark-making tool. And now I’d love to share that with you!

What You Will Learn in this Online Interactive Workshop:-

Have you ever looked at a design and thought, "How do they do that?!" It might be a 3D effect or a seemingly continuous curve -  an interesting illusion upon the eye that is visually pleasing! Well, in this 3 hour workshop we’ll learn the steps necessary to do just that with fabric and clever placing! We’ll learn to “draw” with striped fabric, including curves and making spirals. You will learn how to cut stripes at angles that allow you to make curved and angled shapes like you see in the photos and how to use Dresden plate techniques to create spirals. It’s such fun and looks clever, but when I’ve shown you how it’s also not that difficult and you can use it anywhere no matter what type of ‘quilter’ you are! In this 3 hour workshop we’ll learn the steps necessary to “draw” with striped fabric, including curves and making spirals. You will learn how to cut stripes at angles that allow you to make curved and angled shapes and how to use Dresden plate techniques to create spirals.

Skill Level for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

This workshop is geared toward those who are familiar with a sewing-machine!

Material & Fabric requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

• Striped fabric (this can be pre-printed fabric or you may choose to pre-assemble a striped quilted base of your choice to work with)

FABRIC - I would suggest at least two yards depending on the width of your stripe. The content of this workshop can be adapted to almost any stripe width, and curves and angles are very adaptable, but it is best to have around two yards depending on the stripe width and whether your fabric has more than one color of stripe. Multi-stripe fabrics that include many different stripes are also adaptable, but for ease, it is best if the repeat of the stripe is less than 10” (inches).

Equipment requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

• Good lighting is always helpful!...
• Sewing Machine - any machine will do, this is just for ease of sewing while in class
• Quilting Ruler - necessary to measure for spirals. The most useful ruler will have some angles, but there will be a pre-printable Dresden plate pattern attached.
• Rotary Cuttter - Useful for precision cutting of stripes for curves
• Thread - any general purpose thread in a color that will complement your fabric.
• Sharp Scissors - We will use these for spiral creation
• Water-soluble Marking Pen - This will be used for spiral patterns.
• Sharp Pins

Pattern Information relevant to this Online Interactive Workshop:-

An adaptable Dresden plate pattern will be sent to all those who book their place, with a few different versions depending on number of petals. It will be sent a few days before the class.

Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited & allocated on a first-come/first-served basis! If applicable, any free pattern, or other information, relevant to this course will be forwarded to you after booking and approximately 5 days before the course date. The ticket price of £30.00 is based on ONE person attending this crafting class.

This CraftyMonkies Online Interactive Workshop is being broadcast from the United Kingdom and the class time given is based on British Summer Time (BST). We advise you check via Google Search (or similar) to see corresponding start-time in YOUR location!

Ordering MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT Online For Any Class/Workshop!

Please ensure you book your place & order any materials/fabrics/equipment online in plenty of time ahead of course dates.

Enjoy This Class/Workshop Again on YouTube!

A link to a recording of this workshop will be sent to all who buy a live ticket for the Zoom broadcast approximately 5 working days after the event; the video will be available to view for 30 days from the video release date.

Are you not able to attend this class due to living in a different time-zone? Are you otherwise engaged on the date of this workshop?

Well, we have excellent news!

This class will be available to view via Pay-On-Demand via our Online Shop for 60 days following the video release date (approximately 5 working days after broadcast on Zoom).

Please note: Not all workshops/classes will appear as edited videos due to licensing restrictions with some of our tutors; that said, the vast majority will be available!