Introduction to Screen Printing onto Textiles

Program Overview

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Introduction to Screen Printing onto Textiles

Course Overview

Learn how to screen print onto textiles, getting creative with vibrantly coloured designs, in our Fashion and Textiles Institute. On this one-day introductory course you will create print patterns by hand, making stencils with cut paper and experimenting with inks to create a layered artwork.

You’ll learn how to screen print, exploring ideas and techniques. After plenty of time to test your ideas you’ll screen print your final artwork onto either a tote bag or a t-shirt that you can take home with you.

Key Details

• Location: Fashion & Textiles Institute, Penryn Campus
• Course duration: 1 day
• Tuition fees per individual: £120

Course Leader: Freya Dorgan

Freya graduated from Falmouth University with a BA(Hons) in Textile Design in 2012. Since then, she has worked as a Senior Technician within the Fashion & Textiles Institute specialising in print and colour. Within her role, Freya teaches a large variety of workshops with a focus on printmaking to students of all ages and abilities. Outside of her role at Falmouth, Freya is an illustrator working with clients such as Tate St Ives, creating fun and colourful imagery with a focus on play and humour. As part of her creative practice Freya also runs workshops for the community empowering people to get creative through printmaking and illustration.

How You'll Learn

Freya is experienced at empowering people to get creative through printmaking and designing – you’ll learn by doing on this course. Expect to get hands-on whilst you learn, as Freya talks you through processes and teaches with examples.

Who is This Course For

This course is suitable for all levels: whether you are a complete beginner who’s interested in fashion and would like to explore your design ideas, or whether you have some existing knowledge of screen printing and would like to extend this to learning how to print onto a garment or product, or just to experiment with screen printing onto textiles.

What to Expect

This introductory course is a creative and fun day of designing print patterns and getting hands-on learning how to screen print onto textiles. You’ll be standing up and moving around for much of the day whilst you screen print. The studio is fully accessible, but please contact us if you have any accessibility queries.

What to Bring

All materials you will need are provided. If you would like to create a design from your own images, please bring your images with you. If you don’t want to bring your own images to work from, Freya will have plenty of examples that you can use.

Tea and coffee will be provided. You may wish to bring a reusable water bottle with you.

What We'll Provide

All materials you will need are included in the course fee, along with tea and coffee. You will take your finished tote bag or t-shirt away with you, along with your test prints.

Food and Drink

Tea/coffee is included, with all diets catered for. Please note: lunch is not included in the course cost, we recommend bringing a packed lunch or visiting one of our on-campus cafés.

Location

This course is taught in our screen printing facilities at the Fashion and Textiles Institute on our Penryn campus.

There is plenty of parking available on our Penryn campus and you can also reach us via a range of public transport options. You can find out more, here.

For campus maps and information on visiting us, please visit our How to find us page.

Eligibility

This course is suitable for all levels and is designed for complete beginners, as an introduction to screen printing onto textiles. No previous experience is required.

How to Apply

To apply for this course, make your selection from the available dates below, this will take you to an event page where you will be able to book yourself onto the course via the Book now link.

Upcoming Short Courses

• Introduction to Screen Printing on to Textiles
  • Date: Thu 14 Aug 2025
  • Price: £120
  • Description: Join us to learn how to screen print onto textiles, getting creative with vibrantly coloured designs...

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