Fashion & Textile Museum - Wanna be the next Vivienne Westwood?

Then master the art of the T-shirt!

Create
HEAT PRESS PRINTINGGive new life to an old favouriteWednesday 14 March | 10:30–16:30Experiment with sublimation printing and textile metallic foiling to transform t-shirts and other items of clothing. Your task is to find interesting clothing and fabric - bring up to 4 items to transform, such as a shirt, jumper, dress, and scarf or cushion cover! INTRO TO DYE TECHNIQUESTie dye for tote bags and tsFriday 16 March | 11:30–16:00Learn about dyeing techniques, dye your own cotton tote bag and experiment with silk dyeing using instantaneous and low-tech techniques, before revealing your finished cotton bag, T-shirt and silk experiments to the class! PAINT A T-SHIRT: Make your mark & bring a plain white t to lifeWednesday 21 March | 11:15–16:30Design and paint a T-shirt under the expert guidance of Sarah Campbell. Consider shape, colour, motifs and experiment with colourfast textile inks to create your very own design.

Design
	Illustrator for Fashion and TextilesBeginner Level | 3-week Saturday course10, 17 & 24 March | 10:30-16.00Ideal for creating accurate and detailed design elements, Illustrator has a vast range of tools perfect for fashion and textile designers. This course will teach you how Illustrator is used in industry to create technical flat drawings, decorative textile designs and patterns and the best way to present your ideas.

Discuss
FASHION CONVERSATIONSCurating FashionThursday 15 March | 18.00-20.00Join co-curator of T-SHIRT: CULT – CULTURE – SUBVERSION Jenna Rossi-Camus and discover what it takes to curate a fashion exhibition. Follow Jenna’s journey from a theatrical costume designer, as a student on the MA in Fashion Curation at The London College of Fashion, her work curating and designing for museums and fashion brands and current studies on her PhD exploring Fashion and Humour.