Stitching has long been used to repair garments, by creating a patch to extend their wear or decorative stitches to fix holes. Join our visible mending course and learn how to use traditional stitch techniques in a contemporary way. You will be shown a range of mending techniques, using a variety of materials and will learn how to develop your stitching into beautiful, visible works of art on your loved clothes. Bring along a garment to fix or create patches to work on.

This fun and creative 5-week course will introduce you to the exciting world of contemporary patchwork and quilting. You wi This fun and creative 5-week course will introduce you to the exciting world of contemporary patchwork and quilting. You will be guided through materials, equipment and resources before working through a range of contemporary patchwork techniques, applying a modern twist on this traditional art form. This could include patterns using colour blocks, combining plain, patterned and upcycle fabrics into original textile pieces that are both decorative and functional.

This course will introduce you to a variety of exciting ways to create pattern and texture on a range of fabrics using different stitch techniques and embellishments including stitch, applique, and fabric manipulation. The tutor will guide you step-by-step through skills, techniques and adaptations, helping you to develop your own personal ideas that you can carry on with at your own pace.

This course will introduce you to the wonderful world of printing and dyeing your own fabrics. You will explore and create a range of textile samples including Shibori, the Japanese resist dyeing technique, heat transfer dyes and stencil printing. Your samples can be developed further for fashion or interior outcomes. The tutor will guide you through the techniques step-by-step, helping you to develop your own personal ideas that you can carry on with in your own pace.

New course for learners who want to know how to weave on a loom. This fun course will cover operating a range of table looms and structured projects to create samples. You will explore different skills, materials and techniques to help you expand on your own project ideas.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to knit on a machine This fun course is for beginners to machine knitting, or learners who need to brush up on previous Knitting skills. The course will start with how to set up and operate a domestic knitting machine, including threading up, casting on and casting off, then move on to learning basic knitting skills and techniques using a range of yarns. Your tutor will show the possibilities of what you can create with a range of samples and provide one-to-one support.

The Japanese resist dye technique of Shibori uses objects and different folding techniques as a resist to create patterns onto fabric. Students will gain a clear understanding of various fabric manipulation techniques, which could be used for Shibori. You will explore and create a range of textile samples that you can develop for fashion or interiors outcomes. The tutor will guide you through step-by-step, helping you to develop your own personal ideas that you can carry on with in your own pace.

New course for learners who want to print their designs onto fabric and other products, using a heat press. This fun course will explore how you can use a range of handmade and digital techniques to print designs and patterns on to products such fabric, bags, placemats, coast and mugs. You will explore a range of different skills and techniques to help you expand on your own project ideas. Suitable for beginners or more experienced learners, who can bring their drawings, designs and ideas to the class.

New course for learners who want know how to weave on a loom. This fun course will cover operating a range of table looms and structured projects to create samples. You will exploring a range of different skills, materials and techniques to help you expand on your own project ideas.�

Textiles workshop is designed to be an informal and supportive space for experinced designers and makers to focus on personal projects. You will have access to sewing machines, and textiles equipment and materials to work with, and you will have a textiles tutor on hand to support and advise you on your work and projects.