WORKSHOPS

Apologies

Due to having an operation the beginning of October 2011

There will be no workshops that month

The day starts with

WELCOME  COFFEE AND BISCUITS, at 10.30am

LUNCH and  REFRESHMENTS DURING DAY

TOGETHER WITH ALL MATERIALS NEEDED

INCLUDES:- 100% SILK PONGEE, FRAMES, BRUSHES,

 30+ COLOURS OF DYE

 REFERENCE BOOKS ETC.ETC.

Testimonials

Just a few of the comments made about the workshops

F.W    Macclesfield     Sheer indulgence- wonderful day.

J.B      Sudbury             Really enjoyed the day. Cant wait to come again

M.S.    Cromford           Amazed at what I achieved. Very pleased, great value day and excellent encouraging teacher

Y.D       Holmfirth           Thank You! Will recommend it. Had an amazing day

P.B       Sheffield           I was nervous about what I could do - but thanks to Sherrie's support I was really pleased with my obvious talent.

DUE TO LIMITED PLACES, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU BOOK

 WE CAN COME TO YOUR PLACE,  

HAVE A WORKSHOP JUST FOR YOUR GROUP,  MAX 10

 PLEASE RING OR EMAIL TO BOOK

Tel.   07752  974646  or  info@zssilks.co.uk

Day Workshops

Please contact us for more information   07752  974646  

Day workshops       START 10.30a.m to approx 5.00p.m

Make your own wall hanging.

COST   £55.00 per person includes everything you need,

( tea, coffee, lunch and ALL art materials) just bring a smile,  

The morning starts with tea and biscuits and a short introduction.  

You try several techniques on silk using high quality inks. 

You will be shown how to stretch your silk on to a frame before you decorate and paint your silk square as you wish.

 It then has to be fixed, to seal the design into the silk. 

The silk can then be Dry Cleaned.

You can either make your design into a wall hanging and take it home to hang on the wall or

to embellish further with beads and threads.

WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH US SO PLEASE

IMPORTANT   INFORMATION

DO NOT COME IN YOUR GOOD CLOTHES,

 APRON'S PROVIDED TO COVER YOU WHILE YOU WORK.

 Although the process isn’t messy occasionally spills happen and you

WILL BE USING FABRIC DYE’S NOT PAINT.

Non- Latex gloves are provided

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN........

Short History of Silk

“Silk is one of the oldest known textile fibers and, according to Chinese tradition, was used as long ago as the 27th century BC. The silkworm moth was originally a native of China, and for about 30 centuries the gathering and weaving of silk was a secret process, known only to the Chinese. Tradition credits Hsi-ling-shi, the 14-year-old bride of the Emperor Huang Ti, with the discovery and the potential of the cocoon and the invention of the first silk reel. China successfully guarded the secret until AD300, when Japan, and later India, discovered the secret.

Sericulture, or the raising of silkworms, involves the incubation of the tiny eggs of the silkworm moth until they hatch and become worms. After hatching, the worms are placed under a layer of gauze, on which is spread a layer of finely chopped mulberry leaves. For six weeks, the worms eat almost continuously. At the end of this period, they are ready to spin their cocoons, and branches of trees or shrubs are placed in their rearing houses. The worms climb these branches and make their cocoons in one continuous thread, taking about eight days for the process. The amount of usable silk in each cocoon is small, about 5500 silkworms are required to produce 1 kg (2.2 lb) of raw silk.”