Make a Doll For Charity
Textiles Skills Centre has linked with Epsom and St Helier hospitals charity to make calico dolls, for Children’s wards. The Hospital Children’s Ward are looking for volunteers to help them...
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Student Artist Competition 2024 Results!!
STUDENT ARTIST COMPETITION 2024 THE RESULTS!!! *WINNERS ANNOUNCED* We are thrilled to announce the winners of our STUDENT TEXTILES ARTIST COMPETITION 2024. This year we were overwhelmed at the response, receiving...
REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion
REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion @ The Design Museum London. DESIGN MUSEUM: REBEL EXHIBITION: INFO HERE The Textile Skills Centre team are on tour again and...
What We Are Watching….
Rachel Addy has been checking out what we have been watching this month – here’s her reviews: On Netflix, Amazon, BBC and Disney Plus this month, there have been a number...
Festival of Quilts 2023
It was the 20th Anniversary of the Festival of Quilts at the NEC this year and our very own Nicky Simpson was asked to run her fabulous Heat Press workshops...
Vivienne Westwood Corset Exhibition
What fashion student doesn’t love a corset, a favourite product with GCSE and A level students and their teachers. Where better to start your research than with the late Vivian...
Become A Great Textiles Teacher (BAGTT) Programme 2023-24
*APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED FOR 2023-24* Textiles Skills Centre has been awarded a grant from All Saint Educational Trust for a second year, to run the 1 year programme supporting...
What We Are Watching…
Rachel Addy has been checking out what we have been watching this month – here’s her reviews: On Netflix, Amazon, BBC and Disney Plus this month, there have been a number...
Student Textile Artist 2023 Competition Results!
THE RESULTS!!! *WINNERS ANNOUNCED* We are thrilled to announce the winners of our STUDENT TEXTILES ARTIST COMPETITION 2023. We were overwhelmed at the response, receiving over 350 entries this year!! The...
Textiles Action For a Sustainable Future: Making it Succeed in the Curriculum
Online Course Tackling Sustainability & Climate Change & How we can deliver this through a textiles lens This course uses presentations and materials collated for the Textiles Action For A Sustainable...
Art Textiles Workshop @ The National Trust Emmetts Garden
As the nights drawn in and the weather gets colder, the beauty and colours of Autumn and the incoming Winter are upon us. Where better to celebrate this season, than...
Student Textile Artist 2023 Competition!
The Textile Skills Centre, student competition is back and this year we have 2 sponsors, as well as the coveted Textiles Skills Centre Trophies! The competition is in 2 categories: KS4...
African Fashion @ The V&A
“Contemporary fashion creatives are shifting the geography of global fashion the vitality of the scene is irrepressible, its creativity limitless. Now, Africa fashion shares a glimpse of the glamour and...
Arts @ St. George’s
2022, marks Nicky Simpson’s second year working with the team at Arts St. George’s. Alongside St. George’s Hospital Charity, Arts St. George’s create opportunities for patients, families, staff and the...
Future Sustainable Fashion Solutions
“If you want to really learn textile and fashion skills and experience garment manufacturing in the UK, then come to Fashion Enter – this is now the ONLY place to...
Student Textile Artist 2022 - Winners Announced!
We are so pleased with the amount of entries and the amazingly high standard of work that we received for our first student competition with over 220 students entering!! It...