Basic Sewing Machine Skills
This 10-week course is the perfect introduction for machine sewing – learn the skills needed to stitch your projects to life.
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Fashion, Textiles and Accessories
Overview
If you’ve ever wanted to create your own clothes, master sewing techniques or simply get hands-on with material, this range of short courses is for you.
Fashion, textiles and accessories cover a wide range of skill sets, from learning basic, practical skills such as stitching and pattern making to advanced industry-focused techniques like leathercraft, digital textile design and even visual merchandising.
Once you’ve adopted the basic skills involved in this intricate craft, the world of fashion design has plenty of opportunities to explore. You could plan, stitch and sew together a dress for summer, create a capsule collection based on your favourite designers or even work on starting your own small business and selling miniature creations – the perfect chance to channel your inner Vivienne Westwood or become the next Maison Margiela.
Find out more about our fashion, textiles and accessories courses below.
Clothes Making – an Introduction (Stage 1)
This practical 10-week beginner course will equip you with the skills needed to design and make your own garments with confidence.
Customised Pattern Cutting and Fitting (Stage 2)
This 10-week hands-on course gives you the essential skills of pattern making so you'll be able to create your own clothes with confidence.
Digital Textile Design for Fashion
On this innovative 10-week course you’ll explore the creative possibilities that technology brings to textile design for fashion.
Leathercraft – an Introduction
In this hands-on 10-week course you'll be introduced to the creative process and professional techniques used to make leather products.
The Art of Bead Embroidery
This hands-on 10-week course gives you the opportunity to explore a popular style of embellishment through bead embroidery.