Melissa Everett

Print Play: Silk-Screen Printed Fabrics

October 18 - 23, 2026

Open to All Skill Levels

Textiles, Printmaking

Overview

Learn the art of creating custom-printed fabrics in this hands-on silk-screening workshop. Students will explore multiple ways to create stencils and patterns, build seamless repeats, and work with transparent ink layers to achieve rich, overlapping color effects. Students will be guided through the complete printing process—from preparing artwork, mixing colors, registering patterns, and printing on fabric yardage. This workshop will also include practical tips for small-space, low-budget home setups - how to expose screens without professional equipment, DIY registration hacks, and ways to print successfully on a table at home. Students will leave with their own printed fabric and the confidence to continue screen printing independently - textile artists, designers, and curious beginners are all welcome.

Course Fee : $760.00

Scholarships & Material Fees

Need help covering workshop costs? Arrowmont offers financial aid opportunities to broaden access to our arts and craft programs. We believe a diverse community enriches the learning experience for all.

Material fees are not included in our national workshop costs, but are included with the cost of our winter short workshops. A material list with estimated costs will be emailed about 30 days before the national workshop begins.

TUITION & FEES

SCHOLARSHIPS

Cost Breakdown

Registration Fee

$50.00

One Week Workshop Tuition

$760.00

Estimated Cost*
*Fees exclude housing and meal plans

$810.00

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Artist Bio

Melissa Everett

Melissa Everett is a self-taught quilter and textile artist living in Knoxville, TN. She began quilting in 2012 with the arrival of her first son. Her work was included in national quilt shows; QuiltCon 2015, QuiltCon 2019, a special exhibit of modern quilts for International Quilt Festival 2020 in Houston, TX, McGhee Tyson’s Arts in the Airport Spring 2018 and Spring 2019 exhibitions. Her work is featured in several quilting magazines including Quiltfolk issue 4. Inspired by nature and her own spiritual journey, her work is energized by textures and organic shapes created by the human hand. By improvising shapes and cuts she creates works that convey beauty through the complexity of life.

Artist Website

Explore the Textiles Studio

Located on the second floor of the Turner Building, the Textile Studio looks out over a sunny hill towards the Wood Building and downtown Gatlinburg. A bright and spacious space equipped for all things fabric and textiles, the workshop rotation in this space is as diverse and wide-reaching as the students and artists that populate our campus. A peaceful atmosphere with intimate corners for quiet sewing and contemplation give way to joy and laughter when the room is filled with the repetitive whir of the sewing machine or the plop of a freshly dipped garment in a vat of dye.

Explore the Textiles Studio