Textile Art Courses
Texatelier, the fun, friendly, professional place for textile art courses for all ages and abilities. Our courses will suit people who want make work to sell, to create fabrics and papers for use in craft projects & to develop ideas for further work at their own pace.
We aim to work in a sustainable way, reusing & upcycling.
Texatelier runs courses in our studios in Central Portugal, and occasionally at various locations in S.W. France & the U.K.
This year we are 18 years old and have run more than 90 successful projects with students from all over the world!
Below is an outline of some of our workshop subjects & what they may involve.
Indigo & Shibori
Shibori is the term for a Japanese resist dye technique.
Learn how to make up a fructose indigo vat using the1/2/3 Michel Garcia method and you will experience the magic of indigo, watching your fabric turn through oxidation from yellow to green and finally blue. Explore resist patterns with shibori techniques such as stitching, clamping, binding and wrapping to create your own individual and exquisite designs on fabric. You will then dye them in the indigo vat. You will leave with a range of beautiful samples, and possibly a scarf, garment or fabric length that you have created
Our Success Stories
We take pride in collaborating with a diverse range of students, from all over the world – France, Portugal, USA & Canada, UK and all over Europe.
Nikola is an excellent teacher and textile artist. I had the pleasure of attending a tailor-made 3 day textile workshop in the summer, in her sunny, open-concept workshop. She was able to put together a program specific to my needs and time constraints. In 3 days we were able to cover batik, block printing, and shibori using indigo dyes. Nikki is someone who is very personable, passionate and talented. I learned a lot, was well taken care of, and we had tonnes of fun together. She is fantastic! For anyone who is into textiles, go take a vacation in Portugal and get your creativity flowing!
Nikola's course was exceptionally well prepared and organised - having thought of all things in advance the course was well presented and differentiated to each individual's needs encouraging both risk taking and creativity.
Our Success Stories
We take pride in collaborating with a diverse range of students, from all over the world – France, Portugal, USA & Canada, UK and all over Europe.
Our Success Stories
We take pride in collaborating with a diverse range of students, from all over the world – France, Portugal, USA & Canada, UK and all over Europe.
Testimonial
We take pride in collaborating with a diverse range of students, from all over the world – France, Portugal, USA & Canada, UK and all over Europe.