Fay Diegnan

Associate Member; Textiles Teacher
BA (Hons) Textile Design & Surface Decoration – Specialising in Constructed Textiles

I first discovered the Textile Skills Centre (TSC) three years ago after completing a fabulous course on constructed textiles with Nicky Simpson. Having completed my degree in textiles over 25 years ago, I was eager to refresh my techniques and update my skills for teaching textiles. The course was so inspiring, offering so many techniques and examples to bring back to demonstrate to my students.  Since then, I have actively engaged with many of TSC’s wide range of courses and have been fortunate to be part of their Become a Great Textiles Teacher (BAGTT) scheme.

Last year my school hosted the Creative Heat Press course in Hertfordshire.  We look forward to hosting more workshops in the future.  I am a regular attendee of the online ‘Tea and Chats’ networking sessions TSC provide,  these range from careers in textiles, to meet the artist sessions; the knowledge and discussions shared on these are really useful for textiles teachers.  TSC has been an invaluable source of support, providing creative inspiration, the opportunity to remain up to date with innovative textile techniques and the chance to meet like minded teachers to share experiences with.