Fashion and textiles bring together creativity, craftsmanship and practical skills, allowing you to turn ideas into wearable and functional pieces. From learning how garments are constructed to exploring surface design and textile techniques, these courses offer a hands-on way to understand how fabrics, patterns and textures work together.
Across our fashion and textile courses, you can explore clothes making, dressmaking, pattern cutting, patchwork and quilting, knitting, textile printing and more, alongside more specialist areas such as lingerie and bra-making, darning, visible mending or Japanese Temari ball making. Whether you’re interested in creating everyday garments, developing technical sewing skills, or experimenting with fabric design, these courses cover both traditional methods and contemporary approaches to textiles.
Our fashion and textiles classes are welcoming and beginner-friendly, with opportunities to build skills at your own pace. You’ll gain practical knowledge that can support personal projects, creative expression or further study, while developing confidence in working with fabric, tools and techniques used in fashion and textile design.
On this course you will be introduced to the fundamental of pattern cutting, with the view to designing and making your own top.
This course continues from Pattern Cutting Stage 1, where students were introduced to the fundamentals of flat pattern cutting.
This course is designed for improvers who already have some basic clothes making experience and would like to deepen their technical skills while producing a well fitted garment
Learn the component's needed to make a t shirt and with no waste
Beginners - Patchwork Tote Bag. For people who are new to patchwork and quilting this course will introduce you to the basics. You will learn how to piece together squares and construct them into a stylish tote bag.
Spend a day getting to know the sewing machine and how to use it more effectively. Perfect for people who have a sewing machine but are not confident in using it.
Over two full days, participants will begin by naturally dyeing their fabric using botanical dye techniques before moving into garment construction.
Learn basic mending skills, while exploring the artistic potential of repair.
Learn the relaxing craft of macramé knotting and create a decorative handmade textile piece.
Learn basic Japanese sashiko techniques to add both strength and beauty to repaired pieces.
Advanced - Learn to make a Lone Star Block Design. If you are familiar with the basics of quilting then this course will help you develop your skills and learn how to construct a lone star block design.
Discover the creative technique of draping fabric directly on the dress stand to develop garment shapes and silhouettes.
Explore the elegant craft of painting on silk to create unique decorative textile designs.
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
Learn how to make simple clothes from commercial patterns. You will learn to select your patterns, lay and cut your fabric and construct your garment using a limited range of sewing techniques. You will develop your understanding of how to use a sewing machine.
Explore the ancient art of indigo dyeing in this immersive natural dye workshop. You’ll learn how to create and maintain a fructose-based indigo vat, master tie-dye and shibori techniques, and experiment with eco-friendly fixatives. Perfect for anyone interested in sustainable textiles and plant-based colour.
Learn to lay and cut your fabric along with a range of sewing techniques to construct a simple garment of your choice.
A 6 week knitting course for beginners covering simple techniques, while exploring colour and texture.
Learn Patchwork and Quilting through making samples and completing personal projects including both hand and machine stitching.
Spend a day getting to know the sewing machine and how to use it more effectively. Perfect to people who have a sewing machine but not confident in using it.