Meet our team
Learn more about the fantastic people behind the Textiles Skills Centre. Without this group of industry experts, teachers and textiles enthusiasts, none of what we do would be possible.
Our core team
Dawn Foxall
Founder & Chair and Textiles Skills Centre
BA (Hons) Knitwear Design; MA Music Performance
Nicky Simpson
Senior Associate Member & Secretary: Textiles Skills Centre CIC
BA (Hons) Textiles Design: Specialising in Print.
Roy Ballam
Director For Research: Textiles Skills Centre CIC; School Education Consultant)
BA (Hons), MA
Julia Burrows
Course Leader & Treasurer: Textiles Skills Centre CIC
BA Fashion Design; L3 Award in Education & Training (RQF)
Rachel Addy
Media & Marketing: Textiles Skills Centre
BSc (Hons) Textiles Design for fashion & interiors: Specialising in knit
Our volunteers
The Textiles Skills Centre has a team of volunteers known as Associate members, who manage everything from the Textile Skills Centre social media, the Student Textile Artist Competition, the Tea ‘N Chat events, the website, and also offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees.
Linda Harvey
Associate Member; Textiles Artist & Teacher
BA (Hons) Textiles & Surface Design
Fay Diegnan
Associate Member; Textiles Teacher
BA (Hons) Textile Design & Surface Decoration – Specialising in Constructed Textiles.
Sarah Newell
Associate Member; Textiles Teacher
BA (Hons) Textile Art; MA Educational Leadership & Innovation; NPQLBC
Interested in becoming a volunteer?
If you would like to join this group of textiles enthusiasts, we're always looking for new talent to join our team, so get in touch!