Fashion & Textile Museum - Festival of Textiles events NOW BOOKING

The Festival of Textiles is a series of displays and events bringing together some of the best and brightest textile developers, artists and designers now working in the UK.

Be the first to see ART TEXTILES with exclusive access to the exhibition on Friday 11 March. Book a priority ticket and enjoy a free tea or coffee with your visit.Priority booking link expires 25 February 2016, or until all tickets are sold. Curator TourFriday 11 March / 1pmJoin world textile historian and guest curator of the exhibition, Mary Schoeser for a special tour of ART TEXTILES: Marian Clayden.Tickets: £9

Image: Mary Restieaux - Silk Ikat Woven Textiles

Workshops

Image: Tapestry Weaving by Caron Penney

Couture TechniquesSaturday 19 March / 10.45am–4.30pmLed by Zandra Rhode’s dress maker Jolanta Cerniauskiene, this popular 1-day workshop will give you the know-how and confidence to work with high end fabrics such as chiffon and silk satin. £80 including materials Tapestry Weaving IntroductionSat 2 – Sun 3 April / 11.15am–4.15pmLed by master tapestry weaver Caron Penney, in this 2-day workshop students will learn the basic weave techniques used to create a tapestry, these include plain weave, soft diagonals, hatching, blending and shaping. £160 includes equipment hire Pattern Cutting IntroductionSat 9 – Sun 10 April / 10:45am–4.30pmLed by Yasar Spörndli, creative pattern cutter for Mary Katrantzou, participants will cover the basic rules of flat pattern cutting, creating a pattern to their own measurements. £160 includes materials

Photoshop and Illustrator Short Courses

EARLY-BIRD OFFER - 20% offEnds Sunday 7 FebruaryBook now for a discount on our Photoshop and Illustrator courses and learn how these software's are used in the fashion and textile industries. Photoshop for Fashion and TextilesBeginner Level / 6-Week evening courseThursdays, 10 March – 14 April / 6:30–9pmPrice: £160 (Normal Price £200) Illustrator for Textile DesignersBeginner Level / 3-day short courseThurs 10 – Sat 12 March / 10:30am–4pmPrice: £160 (Normal Price £200) Repeat Patterns with PhotoshopIntermediate Level / 3-day courseThurs 17 – Sat 19 March / 10:30am–4pmPrice: £160 (Normal Price £200) Illustrator for Knitwear DesignersIntermediate Level / 3-day courseThurs 7 – Sat 9 April / 10.30am–4pmPrice: £160 (Normal Price £200) Photoshop for Textile DesignersBeginner Level / 3-day short courseThurs 14 – Sat 16 April / 10:30am – 4pmPrice: £160 (Normal Price £200)

Image: Short Courses in Illustrator and Photoshop