Fashion & Textiles Courses in London
Our wide range of fashion and textiles courses offer students both practical guides and bags of creative motivation, providing opportunities for learners to explore the traditional and contemporary. We offer beginner courses for learners who want an introduction to sewing through to intermediate classes that focus on specific techniques such as shibori and creative machine embroidery. Our classes support experimental approaches as well as more traditional skills.
Our team of experienced artists and expert tutors work with learners, supporting you to overcome barriers and realise personal ambitions. Our purpose built studio provides access to industry standard equipment, height adjustable tables and chairs and good natural light. Just down the hall learners can combine their hand making with digital design by joining one of our textile design courses.
The textiles community at City Lit is very strong, don’t be surprised if you join a class with someone who has attended that class before. We value all our learners and welcome new students to contribute and diversify our burgeoning community.
All of our courses have basic materials provided but please read the full course outline before you book as the tutor will list anything you need to bring along.
Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on visual.arts@citylit.ac.uk or call us on 020 7492 2700, Monday to Friday between 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm.
- Introduction to quilting
Course Date: Mon 9 Aug 2021 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Learn how to design and make a contemporary quilt using a range of construction and embellishment techniques. Work with simple shapes from recycled fabrics or bring your own fat quarters to create a personalised quilt. Suitable for beginners.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £127.00 - Experimental screen printing for textilesCourse Date: Fri 14 May 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Develop painterly approaches to textile screen printing from the comfort of your home. Use open screen techniques, monoprinting, and direct painting on to screen and cloth with dyes. Imaginatively explore dye and pigment, mark, colour, texture and surface.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Woven textiles: experimental dye and colouringCourse Date: Sat 15 May 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Explore experimental dyeing techniques with hand weaving developing intriguing textures, colour and surfaces. Develop your understanding of yarns, dyed textiles mixing the two creating unique art pieces or samples for interior or fashion.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00 - Colour and abstract design for textiles and surface patternCourse Date: Sat 15 May 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
A creative exploration of colour and abstract design for textiles. Explore and develop your understanding of colour using using paper dyes to create your own abstract imagery.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Laser cutting for textilesCourse Date: Sat 15 May 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
A short introductory course in laser cutting, ideal for beginners or anyone wishing to add innovation to his or her
own creative projects. You will learn simple software techniques using Adobe Illustrator to convert your design
ideas into a variety of laser cut samples and small personal projects.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £329.00 Senior fee £329.00 Concession £201.00 - Sewing on Sundays IIICourse Date: Sun 16 May 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Bring your own sewing project and be guided by an industry professional. Skills you could develop include - altering
patterns to fit, couture sewing techniques, or guidance with creating a more complicated garment from a pattern.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £127.00 - Felt making: structural surfaces and 3D techniquesCourse Date: Thu 20 May 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Investigate a number of techniques including pleats, pockets, pouches and ‘nuno’; creating surface texture with fabric. You will produce a range of experimental samples and have the opportunity to work towards a finished piece.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £127.00 - Textile sketchbook: developing ideas and projectsCourse Date: Sat 5 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Develop a creative and experimental sketchbook. Explore the surface qualities of drawing and mark-making with the layered possibilities of mixed-media and hand stitch. You'll have the chance to generate visual research and ideas towards a personal project.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00 - Textiles: recycle fabrics using kantha stitchCourse Date: Sun 6 Jun 2021
Location on this date: Online
Using techniques inspired by kantha quilting, recycle your old favourite fabrics. Blend old and new materials with simple running stitch to create several exploratory samples or a small resolved piece.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00 - Textiles: constructing pattern, colouring clothCourse Date: Sun 13 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Experiment with a range of heat transfer processes and hand painting methods. Develop initial ideas through mark-making and collage. Create fabrics or art works using a personal colour palette and embellish surface through foil print and simple stitch marks.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Illustrative embroidery for textilesCourse Date: Wed 16 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Develop your embroidery skills in both hand and machine stitching. Create a range of samples, learn how to transfer designs to cloth, explore design ideas, experiment with fabrics and threads.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £140.00 - Creative machine embroideryCourse Date: Thu 24 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Create the most incredible textures while developing your creative machine embroidery skills. Make samples and a personal project based on a theme. Learn to master the effects created with different machine feet and a variety of threads, fabrics and tensions using free motion embroidery, water souble fabrics, quilting and bobbin work.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Print and dye: polychromatic fabric printingCourse Date: Sat 26 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Experiment with polychromatic print onto fabric and paper, exploring the creative potential of Procion dyes and silk screen printing. Processes include mark making, hand painting, resists, stencils and layering. Develop personal designs, textile samples and artwork.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Embroidery and embellishment for fashion and textilesCourse Date: Sun 27 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
An introduction to the world of embroidery and embellishment. Explore a concept of your choice through experimentation with embroidery and embellishment techniques using hand and machine methods.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £127.00 - Textiles: playing with paperCourse Date: Tue 29 Jun 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Work with paper, origami, folding, pleating, creasing, crushing, slicing, piercing, colouring and laminating to create dynamic surfaces. Great for collage, book arts, textiles and sketchbook activity.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00
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