Fashion & Textile Museum - Get Creative this Half Term and Easter

Half Term & Easter Creative Activities

Super SketchbooksTuesday 14 February / 10:30amA fun filled 2-hour workshop designed to inspire and excite a new generation of designers and artists. £25 Draw like a DesignerWednesday 15 February or 5 AprilJoin us on this practical class to learn drawing tricks, design tips based on the Museum’s best-selling books How to Draw Like a Fashion Designer and How to Draw Vintage Fashion. £10 Josef Frank Exhibition Highlights TourEvery Wednesday and Friday at 1pmJoin one of the Museum team to see and learn more about the highlights of the exhibition. Free with exhibition ticket Cool Crochet with KatieFriday 7 April / 11:30am or 2pmLed by luxury knitwear designer Katie Jones, this 1.5-hour workshop will teach you the basics of crochet. £20 a ticket / £35 for 2 *Swedish Modern Colouring Book*Available at the Museum ShopTake inspiration at the exhibition and add your own 21st century colour to Josef Frank’s beautiful patterns for Swedish design company Svenskt Tenn.

Campaign for Creativity

Do you want to see creative subjects back at the heart of the curriculum? Our friends at The Knitting & Stitching Show (Olympia London, 2-5 March) have launched a new campaign and need your help! If you agree it is important for creativity to be part of our children's education, please sign the petition here. Or why not stitch your name and take it along to the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show Campaign for Creativity this March.

Creative Computer Courses

Repeat Patterns with PhotoshopThur 9 - Sat 11 March / 10.30am–4pmLearn how Photoshop can be used to create successful and decorative repeat patterns, covering a range of simple and complex techniques. Illustrator for Fashion and TextilesSaturdays, 18 Mar - 1 Apr / 10:30am–4pmIdeal for creating accurate and detailed design elements, Illustrator has a vast range of tools perfect for fashion and textile designers. Flats and Fashion Illustration in IllustratorThur 23 & Fri 24 March / 10:30–4pmLearn how to draw flats from scratch and use scanned images to create basic flat drawings using a variety of techniques. Photoshop for Fashion and TextilesThursdays, 23 Mar – 27 Apr / 6.30–8:30pmThis course explores the creative process and ways to design fashion and textiles using Photoshop, allowing you to present your ideas from inspiration to final concept in a digital format. Digital Textile DesignTues 4 – Sat 8 April / 10.30am–4pmIn this in-depth 5-day course you will learn key skills using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create a number of different digital textiles, using specialist techniques tools to develop artwork.