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Materials cost: £8

Create beautiful botanical artworks by colouring, stitching and heat distressing Tyvek.

Venue: Glossop ACE Centre

Approximate course length:

4 hours

This course is for:

Anyone who would like to learn about the wonderful properties of Tyvek and develop their creative skills.

You will learn:

The workshop will cover:

• what is Tyvek?

• how to colour Tyvek

• how to use templates to create the parts of your chosen botanical arrangement

• how to stitch, embellish and heat distress Tyvek to make realistic botanical creations.

You will be given the support you require for your individual development. There are no exams or formal assessments. There will be chance to ask questions and put what you have learned into practice.

Work outside of sessions:

There is no requirement for further work, but we hope you will enjoy putting your new skills into practice and maybe come on another course to learn more.

Additional costs and what to prepare:

Preferably you will be able to bring a basic sewing machine, but you can use hand stitching in this course, or possibly use one of the centre machines.

If you are not confident setting up and using a sewing machine, you may want to attend our free online ‘Find Your Way Around Your Sewing Machine’ workshop on 13 January and /or the ‘Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery’ course on 15 January (online) or 19 March (Buxton).

You will need to bring £8 towards the cost of materials provided. You will also need a pen and paper, laptop or tablet so that you can make your own notes. Handouts will be provided.

Progression from this course:

You may wish to progress to further Creative Textile workshops where you can develop your stitching skills further such as ‘Lutrador lanterns’, also at Glossop ACE Centre. Discuss your next steps with your tutor.

For further information on our spring 2022 term programme or on the additional support we offer visit: derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation

Course fees explained

Some of our courses are free of charge. Others have a full fee and a lower ‘concessions’ rate for those on certain benefits. This may vary from course to course so please ask when enquiring about a particular course. For many of our learning for leisure courses we use three different fee bands:

Fee A: Full fee

Fee B: Derbyshire Gold cards holders

Fee C: Concessions for those on certain benefits/allowances – details are on our How to fund your learning page.

There may be additional costs on some courses for materials please ask for details.

If selecting one of the reduced rates, you will be asked to show proof of entitlement when attending course.

Booking:

A booking fee is charged by Eventbrite for each booking, this is retained by Eventbrite. Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service receive the course fee.

Before booking onto this course, please read the Derbyshire Adult Education Learner Entitlement

When you book onto the course you need to provide Personal Information. To see the privacy notice issued by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Department of Education (DfE), please visit Education and Skills Funding Agency privacy notice: April 2019

What can you expect from DACES?

Safeguarding and Prevent

Whilst on our on-line courses you can expect a safe space, free from abuse, bullying, discrimination or threat. Click on the following link for more information: Safeguarding and Prevent

If you have any concerns/queries regarding safeguarding/prevent please report these to your tutor or email: adult.education@derbyshire.gov.uk

Further information:

For more information and to view our Spring 2022 brochure visit our website

You can also keep up to date with the learning opportunities that we currently have through our Facebook page.

Or sign up for our newsletter Adult Community Education Newsletter

We wish you every success with your course. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any comments or enquiries at adult.education@derbyshire.gov.uk

Careers Support:

Careers Service

At Derbyshire County Council Careers Service, we provide impartial information, advice and guidance on work and learning related matters to help you make informed decisions on learning, training, work and / or volunteering.

By meeting with a qualified Careers Coaches, we can help you make career decisions throughout your life. From your chosen education route, planning a career change at any age or getting the job that is right for you.

For impartial information, advice and guidance on careers and learning visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/careersservice