Silkscreening
To find out upcoming dates and/or register for Silkscreening 101 Workshops, click on the button below! Or read the sign up information.
Looking for an awesome gift for that special someone? Give the gift of a DIY creative skill this holiday season – a Silkscreening 101 Workshop gift certificate. It’s as easy as clicking on the button above. And…we’re processing certificates until December 24th, 12 noon!
Plus we’re now hosting silkscreening workshops for holiday parties. Want an alternative to your office holiday party or want to get friends together to create some handmade gifts? E-mail us at spinsandneedles@gmail.com to find out how to set up your own printing party!
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As part of its mission to bring you the best in handmade goodness, Spins & Needles presents its popular Silkscrening 101 Workshop series!
Since 2006, spins & needles has welcomed individuals and groups of all creative talents to this monthly introductory silkscreening workshop.
In a few hours, you’ll learn all the things you need to know to start silkscreening, at home or in a studio, for the great price of $120. By the end of the workshop, you’ll come out with lots of new and wonderful printed items. Included in the workshop price is a start-up kit (your own screen, squeegee and instruction booklet) to take home with you to start printing right away!
Want to see the silkscreening workshop in action? Check out the Spins & Needles Silkscreening 101 Flickr set or read about it in the May 2008 Ottawa Citizen article!
WHAT IS ALL THIS TALK ABOUT SILKSCREENING?
Silkscreening (or screenprinting or serigraphy) is a printmaking process that allows you to transfer a detailed image onto all sorts of surfaces. The images that result on your surface are long-lasting, durable, and unique.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO SILKSCREEN?
- Want to learn a new artistic or design technique?
- Feel like DIY-ing it instead of buying it?
- Looking for the perfect customized item that you can’t find anywhere else?
- Tried to silkscreen and it didn’t turn out exactly right?
- Want to know how to set up a silkscreening studio at home?
- Need to find an original gift for someone who has it all?
- Looking for a fun way to bring a group together creatively, including office retreats or bridal/baby showers?
Then this is the workshop for you!
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HERE’S WHAT YOU GET:
*start up kit (includes screen, squeegee + instruction booklet home with you)
*learn to prepare your screen using the photo emulsion method
*learn to transfer your selected image onto your screen
*learn to print your image onto your medium of choice
*learn how to print at home.
Spaces are limited per workshop to ensure you personally get the technique right!
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HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Click on the Register button above. Select one date and payment method. You’ll receive an e-mail confirming your registration and important information on workshop preparation. Please note that spots are assigned on a “first pay, first served basis”.
Price: $120 (tax included).This affordable price includes a start-up kit (your own screen, squeegee + instructions) to take home!
Payment Methods: You can pay in 2 ways:
1. With a credit card or PayPal account (plus $5.00 administration fee).
2. Cash or cheque. Let us know at spinsandneedles at gmail.com.
Location: Montgomery Legion Hall, lower level (330 Kent St. at Somerset St. W.)
Workshop Prep: Bring as many fabric, canvas, wood or paper items you want to print on and your image on an acetate sheet (transparency) to the workshop. Or for an extra $5.00, e-mail your image as a jpg and we’ll print the image on transparency for you. The image must be no bigger than 8×10, in black and white with high contrast. More info will be sent to you in a workshop confirmation e-mail.
Cancellation Policy: Once payment is made by a participant for a specific workshop date , no refunds will be given. Rescheduling a workshop date is permitted only when 48 hours before the workshop date there are four people or less registered for the workshop. In this case you will be contacted by a spins & needles organizer 48 hours before the workshop for rescheduling.
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SILKSCREENING 101 WORKSHOP GIFT CERTIFICATES
Workshop gift certificates also available! If you’re looking for a unique gift for that person who has everything, or a past participant eager to get your friends and family in on it, give the gift of a new creative skill and a spot in a Silkscreening 101 workshop.
And this holiday season…we’re processing certificates until December 24th, 12 noon!
They’ll receive all the perks as someone who registers on their own: a start-up kit (squeegee, screen and instructions), along with learning all the great stuff mentioned above.
It’s as easy as clicking on the button below. Once we receive payment, we’ll send you a shiny, happy gift certificate via e-mail that the recipient can redeem at any of our upcoming workshops within the 12 months from when it was issued.
(Please note that the same cancellation/rescheduling policies apply as above).
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HERE’S WHAT PAST WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID:
“I think it was all really so great! I liked that we got to meet people as well as learn. It is so great that it is hands-on!!”
“The features of the workshop that I liked were that the directions were really clear and helpful. The course didn’t make everything sound complicated which before the workshop I thought it was.”
“I thought the hands-on DIY aspect ws great, much more informative than other methods could have been. I thought the workshop was really great and I am so glad I came! I’m really excited about what I learned and I cam’t wait to do this at home. I would recommend it to friends.”
“This workshop changed the way I look at my photography practice and how I can combine the two practices.”
