Master tie-dyeing techniques with this Tie-Dyeing Instructions and Knots download, designed to help you deliver confident, successful lessons in the classroom. Included in this download: The Detail:This teacher-friendly guide takes the uncertainty out of tie-dye. It explains the process clearly, from preparing fabric and mixing dye to tying, dyeing, rinsing, and finishing. The included knot […]
This one-page download gives detailed, clear instructions on how to create fabric slashing. This is ideal to expand your students knowledge or textiles/fibre arts and creates a wonderful distressed appearance. Students would use a sewing machine to achieve this technique. There are more Textiles/Fibre Arts lessons on The Arty Teacher website. (NB: In the UK, the spelling […]
How cute is this? This mixed media textiles art lesson asks students to use watercolour, pen and stitch to create an artwork. This download includes: A 10-slide PowerPoint pictured here. The text is editable and includes project objectives, detailed instructions and some animated slides which reveal the next step. A detailed 2-page lesson plan that […]
This 2-page download details 8 ways to distress fabric. These experimental ideas could be taught to students or the worksheets given to more independent learners. These are ideal for texile or Fiber arts courses, or courses where students follow an independent path. There are more Textiles/Fibre Arts lessons on The Arty Teacher website.
‘Stitching into Images’ is a 7-page resource (PDF) that shows students more than 8 ways to work into their own photographs with stitch. It’s packed with good advice and tips and often asks questions to encourage an individualised response. It assumes that students have taken their own photographs to stitch into which could be on […]
Over 90 Slides of high-resolution photos that depict textures in nature. For example stone, bark, plants, fungus, mushrooms, reptile skin, microbiology and more… Ideal for drawing, painting and textiles projects. Giving students choice is a great way to engage them and there are plenty of WOW images here to inspire! To see more texture resources […]
I set up The Arty Teacher because I have a passion for my subject that I want to share with other art teachers around the world.
I have been a high school art teacher for over 20 years, so I understand what it’s like to be in front of a class of students, often with very different abilities and attitudes.
I wanted to develop resources that would help teachers to bring out the best in every student in every class. I also wanted to free-up staff from time-consuming lesson preparation to let them focus instead on delivering exciting, motivating, dynamic lessons, supported by excellent resources.
