by Dawn Foxall | Aug 29, 2024 | Articles, News
STUDENT TEXTILE ARTIST 2025 COMPETITION
ENTRIES CLOSE ON 30th APRIL 2025
The Textile Skills Centre, student competition is back and this year we have 2 sponsors, as well as the coveted Textiles Skills Centre Trophies!
The competition is in 2 categories: KS4 & KS5 and after the closing date, 10 from each category are selected to go forward to the final judging panel.
The panel of Judges include industry experts who will select winners from the 10 finalists in each category.
SPONSORS:
JANOME UK & IRELAND Sewing Machines, who have kindly
given a sewing machine for each of the 2 winners.
AND
DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education) Who are giving a £50 voucher to the 2 winners schools and a goody bag to the first 3 places in each category.
Each winner will also get a TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE TROPHY and each school will get a free Online TSC course.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON 30th APRIL 2025.
To advertise the competition to your students and encourage them to enter, please download the poster here and pin up around the school.
HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION – EITHER:
Take a photo of your (student) textile artwork and save it as your (student) name.
Follow these links to the relevant category and upload your jpg image to the GOOGLE ENTRY FORM, completing the details as instructed:
– GCSE CATEGORY: GCSE FORM
– A-LEVEL CATEGORY: A LEVEL FORM
OR
Download the entry form here and email us with the entry form and jpg image to us, completing the details as instructed.
*ADD TO BASKET & GO TO CHECKOUT TO COMPLETE & GET DOWNLOAD LINKS TO FORMS AND POSTER*
DOWNLOAD POSTER & ENTRY FORM
Teacher comment from last years competition:
‘this was an excellent extension and enrichment opportunity for our young people and we really appreciate your support, especially after the last few years.’
TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE is managed by a small team of volunteers, who develop free resources and support teachers through the Textiles Teachers Centre and other networking activities.
A Donation would go towards paying for the website, newsletter and ongoing administration costs.
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. Your donations, however small, will help to enhance and continue providing this support and resources.
To donate, please click the DONATE button below.
by Dawn Foxall | May 19, 2024 | Articles, News
STUDENT ARTIST COMPETITION 2024
THE RESULTS!!!
*WINNERS ANNOUNCED*
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our STUDENT TEXTILES ARTIST COMPETITION 2024.
This year we were overwhelmed at the response, receiving over 600 entries this year!! Literally the inbox broke!!!
The judges said they were astonished at the quality of the work they had to choose from, one saying: ‘All of the entries were wonderful; it was so difficult to choose! Please let all of the finalists know I’m very, very proud that we have such amazing talent emerging in the world of textiles today,’ Jon Dunn-Ballam
This year’s competition was sponsored by JANOME UK & IRELAND Sewing Machines and DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education).
JANOME UK have kindly given a 725S sewing machine for each of the 2 winners.
DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education) are giving a £50 voucher to the 2 winners teachers and a goody bag to the first 3 places in each category.
Each winner will also receive a TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE TROPHY and each teacher will get a free online TSC course.
JUDGES 2024
Janome UK – Deborah Shepherd, Creative Director
Dryad Education – Fleur Neal, Head of Sales and Marketing
Jon Dunn-Ballam – Textile Artist
Sally Denton – Executive director at the University of Lincoln
Nikki Parmenter – Textile Artist
And our amazing student winners are:
KS 5 / A Level Category:
1st Place: GEORGIA DONE – Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College, Cheshire
Teacher: Emma Johnson
2nd Place: AMY WHITE – Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College, Cheshire
Teacher: Emma Johnson
Joint 3rd Place: SEVVAL ALMACA – The Worthgate School, Canterbury
Teacher: Sarah Jane Mulcahy
Joint 3rd Place: JACK BETTEY – The Highfield School, Hertfordshire
Teacher: Cara Burnham
A-Level Category Winner Georgia Done & 2nd Place Amy White with Teacher Emma Johnson from Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College, Cheshire
3rd Place Jack Bettey
1st Place: NEVE SCOTT – Boston Spa Academy, Leeds
Teacher: Gemma Hibbard
2nd Place: WILF BLACKMORE – Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Teacher: Eve Walmsley
3rd Place: CARA BAILEY – Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Teacher: Eve Walmsley
GCSE Category Winner Neve Scott with teacher Gemma Hibbard
FINALISTS FROM EACH CATEGORY
Highly Commendable students that reached the final selection in each category. There were many other highly commended students, as we had so many great entries.
KS5 / A LEVEL Highly Commended Final Selection
ARTIST Myla Heather-Frost & TEACHER Ashleigh Lynch from Peterborough
ARTIST Hakima Sabri & TEACHER Sarah Jane Mulcahy from Canterbury
ARTIST Clodagh Bekusch & TEACHER Leah Holliday from Jersey
ARTIST Yeva Revenko & TEACHER Sarah Jane Mulcahy from Canterbury
ARTIST Elsa Van Der Horst & TEACHER Sharon Porteous Parton from Shrewsbury
ARTIST Rosa Wood & TEACHER Sharon Porteous Parton from Shrewsbury
ARTIST Marysa Robinson & TEACHER Leah Holliday from Jersey
ARTIST Connie White & TEACHER Shana Leather from Hampshire
ARTIST Bethany Saunders & TEACHER Sophia Wrona from Swindon
KS4 / GCSE Highly Commended Final Selection
ARTIST Emma Drinkwater & TEACHER Eve Walmsley from Bristol
ARTIST Hannah Thomas & TEACHER Gemma Curtin from Surrey
ARTIST Emily Green & TEACHER Abi Wakeham-Thomas from Wiltshire
ARTIST Ursula Jeffery & TEACHER Abi Wakeham-Thomas from Wiltshire
ARTIST Lily Mackenzie & TEACHER Sarah McCullagh from Oxford
ARTIST Grace Thresher & TEACHER Abi Wakeham-Thomas from Wiltshire
ARTIST Alice Turner & TEACHER Sophia Wrona from Swindon
ARTIST Myla Heather-Frost & TEACHER Ashleigh Lynch from Peterborough
ARTIST Hakima Sabri & TEACHER Sarah Jane Mulcahy from Canterbury
ARTIST Clodagh Bekusch & TEACHER Leah Holliday from Jersey
ARTIST Yeva Revenko & TEACHER Sarah Jane Mulcahy from Canterbury
ARTIST Elsa Van Der Horst & TEACHER Sharon Porteous Parton from Shrewsbury
ARTIST Rosa Wood & TEACHER Sharon Porteous Parton from Shrewsbury
ARTIST Marysa Robinson & TEACHER Leah Holliday from Jersey
ARTIST Connie White & TEACHER Shana Leather from Hampshire
ARTIST Bethany Saunders & TEACHER Sophia Wrona from Swindon
by Dawn Foxall | May 16, 2023 | Events, News
THE RESULTS!!!
*WINNERS ANNOUNCED*
We are thrilled to announce the winners of our STUDENT TEXTILES ARTIST COMPETITION 2023.
We were overwhelmed at the response, receiving over 350 entries this year!!
The judges said they were ‘absolutely in awe, and love seeing all the students creations’, ‘there is some incredible work, and it wasn’t an easy decision to select the winners’.
This year’s competition was sponsored by JANOME UK & IRELAND Sewing Machines and DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education).
JANOME UK have kindly given a 725S sewing machine for each of the 2 winners.
DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education) are giving a £50 voucher to the 2 winners and a goody bag to the first 3 places in each category.
Each winner will also receive a TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE TROPHY and each school will get a free Online TSC course.
THE JUDGES:
– Deborah Shepherd (Creative director of Janome) and the JANOME team
– Adam Brindley (International Business manager) and the DRYAD team
– Fiona Balding: Ecoprint and natural dyes artist
– Louis-Christian Pendegrass: Programme Manager in Apprenticeships
– Nicola Perren: Textile Artist & Lecturer
And our amazing student winners are:
A LEVEL winners:
1st prize: Laila Green: Woking College, Surrey
2nd prize: Sorine Furnace: Bishop’s Stortford College, Bishop’s Stortford
3rd prize: Leony Ye: Wychwood School, Oxford
GCSE winners:
1st prize: Edie Bairstow: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds
Joint 2nd prize: Simran Amin: Royal Alexandra & Albert School Reigate Surrey
Joint 2nd prize: Eleanor Shenderey: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds
A LEVEL WINNERS:
1st prize: Laila Green: Woking College, Surrey
with her teacher Sinead Merry
2nd prize: Sorine Furnace: Bishop’s Stortford College, Bishop’s Stortford
With her teacher Charlotte Munch
3rd prize: Leony Ye: Wychwood School, Oxford
With her Teacher Sarah McCullagh
GCSE WINNERS:
1st prize: Edie Bairstow: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds
Edie Bairstow + Teacher Della Harrison
Joint 2nd prize: Eleanor Shenderey: Gateways School, Harewood, Leeds
with her teacher Della Harrison
A MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS!!
It was such a difficult decision, as we had so many wonderful entries.
A huge thank you to all the students who entered and to those amazing teachers who presented us with such fabulous work! We are thrilled that you entered your amazingly talented students work and demonstrated your own incredible teaching talents and passion for textiles!
by Dawn Foxall | Oct 17, 2022 | Articles, News
STUDENT TEXTILE ARTIST 2023 COMPETITION
The Textile Skills Centre, student competition is back and this year we have 2 sponsors, as well as the coveted Textiles Skills Centre Trophies!
The competition is in 2 categories: KS4 & KS5 and after the closing date, 10 from each category are selected to go forward to the final judging panel.
The panel of Judges include industry experts who will select winners from the 10 finalists in each category.
SPONSORS:
JANOME UK & IRELAND Sewing Machines, who have kindly given a 725S sewing machine for each of the 2 winners.
AND
DRYAD EDUCATION (formerly Specialist Crafts/Heart Education) Who are giving a £50 voucher to the 2 winners and a goody bag to the first 3 places in each category.
Each winner will also get a TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE TROPHY and each school will get a free online TSC course.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON 31st MARCH 2023.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD A POSTER FOR YOUR SCHOOL AND ENTRY FORMS.
MORE INFO
Teacher comment from last years competition:
‘this was an excellent extension and enrichment opportunity for our young people and we really appreciate your support, especially after the last few years.’
TEXTILES SKILLS CENTRE is managed by a small team of volunteers, who develop free resources and support teachers through the Textiles Teachers Centre and other networking activities.
A Donation would go towards paying for the website, newsletter and ongoing administration costs.
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. Your donations, however small, will help to enhance and continue providing this support and resources.
To donate, please click the DONATE button below.
by Dawn Foxall | Mar 31, 2022 | Articles, News
We are so pleased with the amount of entries and the amazingly high standard of work that we received for our first student competition with over 220 students entering!!
It was so exciting to see all the creative work being done in our schools across the UK! The judges said they had very difficult choices to make and they really enjoyed viewing the artwork and reading about its origins and development. One teacher commented ‘this was an excellent extension and enrichment opportunity for our young people and we really appreciate your support, especially after the last few years.’
The competition was part sponsored by Specialist Crafts (Dryad Education) who gave £50 Vouchers to the winners and goody bags to first 3 places in each category .
The textiles teacher from the winning schools won a free place for an online course from Textiles Skills Centre and each winner received a trophy – see images below.
Prize Winners:
A Level
1st Place: JADE LENDRUM – East Norfolk College
2nd Place: AMELIA VENNARD – Dartford Grammar School For Girls
3rd Place: NONUJU OLISA – Dartford Grammar School For Girls
GCSE
1st Place: SARAH AKINFAYE – Maidstone Grammar School For Girls
2nd Place: HOLLY ROCHE – St. Catherine’s School Guildford
3rd Place: TATE PICKERING – Holyport College, Maidenhead
We had a great line up of judges:
- Specialist Crafts – Who sponsored the student winning prizes and goody bags – Educational Resources | Dryad Education
Emma Wilson – Print Designer- who we all met on one of our Textile Skills Centre ‘Tea ‘N Chat’ networing events.
- Nicola Redmore BSc MRes PGCHE FHEA CMgr – Weave Specialist & Subject Leader for Fashion & Textiles at Huddersfield University, a regular on our ‘Tea ‘n Chats’.
- Alice Buckingham – Junior Assistant Costume Designer – Currently working in Rumania on the latest Netflix production of ‘Wednesday’ with director Tim Burton.
- Jamie Brown – Tailoring Designer/Maker who has already created an amazing video for our careers collection, an inspiration to our male textile artists.
FEEDBACK: ‘Thank you also for taking the time to consider all other student submissions from our school, this was an excellent extension and enrichment opportunity for our young people and we really appreciate your support, especially after the last few years.’
Congratulations to all our winners, and well done & thankyou to all the students and their teachers who took part, we look forward to seeing you all next year!
