by Dawn Foxall | Apr 24, 2023
Talking Yarns, Knits & Dyeing with Jon Dunn-Ballam
Tuesday 13th June – Time 7 – 8pm
FREE EVENT – Join our Tea ‘N Chat with JON DUNN-BALLAM, dyer, knitter and general textiles creative, who will talk about his work and show you around his studio and daily creative processes.
THE FREE EVENT IS RUN ON ZOOM.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK: REGISTER HERE
JON DUNN-BALLAM
Jon is a knitter, crocheter, spinner, hand-dyer and sewist and set up Easyknits.co.uk, a small indie yarn dyers, originally based in South East London, UK, in 2009. He began knitting at the age of 7, taught by his grandma, knitting throughout most of his youth, pausing to complete his studies in Graphic Design and after graduating moved to London.
Jon joined a knitting group that met every week in a different pub in the city, making friends and getting back into his knitting in a big way. After discovering a love for knitting socks, he marvelled at how, at the time, there was so little choice in bright and fun colourways in luxury knitting yarns, and so began tinkering and experimenting with dyeing his own, within a few months easyknits.co.uk was born.
In the past 12 years easyknits,co.uk has become known for it’s high quality, luxurious yarn bases dyed in an array of wild and wonderful colours across the spectrum, steadily growing and developing and changing. More recently Jon re-opened it’s studio doors from a new location in the Canary Islands, on the beautiful tropical island of Lanzarote and his socks and colourful dyed cars are being sold around the world:)
The Textiles Skills Centre Associates are a team of volunteers that manage the social media platforms and website, and offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees. We organise free resource networking events each month (Tea ‘N Chat) and are always on hand to help and encourage when needed.
We are always looking for new Associate members, so if you would like to join this small team then do contact us at: info@textileskillscentre.com
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. If you are able to support us with a donation, however small, this will help to enhance the work we are doing.
You can donate using the DONATION button below which will take you to the Paypal donations page, or select an amount when you book the event. All donations gratefully received.
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by Dawn Foxall | Dec 16, 2022
CAREERS WEEK!
Careers in the Fashion & Textiles Industry with Nicola Redmore & Nicky Simpson
Tuesday 7th March – Time 7-8pm
As part of CAREERS WEEK join Nicky Simpson and Nicola Redmore(Huddersfield University) for a chat about careers in Fashion and Textiles. We hope to vigorously promote this incredible industry within schools and have added to our existing resource of video journals by professionals and post graduate students in textiles and fashion and further developed the downloadable resources for you to use as part of your schools careers week events.
Nicola Redmore
Nicola is a Senior Lecturer and the Department Lead: Teaching and Learning, for the Fashion and Textiles Department at Huddersfield University.
She graduated from Huddersfield University with a BSc (Hons)Textile Design before embarking on a 15 year career in the performance textile industries based in the UK and Europe. Trained as a textile designer, she has worked internationally for a number of global automotive interior companies including, Courtaulds Textiles and Milliken in roles from advanced designer to design director. A weave specialist, with an interest in trend prediction, and advanced design development, she has an in-depth understanding of the requirements of woven and knitted fabrics for automotive interiors.
Nicky Simpson
Nicky is a contemporary textiles artist, who has 12 years teaching experience, heading up Fashion & Textiles at Hillview School in Kent. She has taught Art & Design Textiles at GCSE and A Level, AQA Design and Technology/Textiles at A Level and GCSE and BTEC Level 3 Fashion.
Her last set of grades were: A Level 100% A-A*; GCSE 70% A-A* (100% A*-B). She had a previous 22-year career as a print designer in the heart of London. For the past 6 years Nicky has been a workshop developer and leader for Textile and Art teachers on behalf of the Textile Skills Academy.
The Textiles Skills Centre Associates are a team of volunteers that manage the social media platforms and website, and offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees. We organise free resource networking events each month (Tea ‘N Chat) and are always on hand to help and encourage when needed.
We are always looking for new Associate members, so if you would like to join this small team then do contact us at: info@textileskillscentre.com
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. If you are able to support us with a donation, however small, this will help to enhance the work we are doing.
You can donate using the DONATION button below which will take you to the Paypal donations page, or select an amount when you book the event. All donations gratefully received.
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by Dawn Foxall | Dec 16, 2022
Repair What Your wear – an online workshop with Rosalind Studd
Tuesday 28th February – Time 7-8pm
Join our TEA ’N CHAT with Ros Studd from ‘Repair What You Wear’, who will take you through a hands on mending workshop, which can be used in the classroom.
A session looking at different essential mending techniques that can be taught in class.
If you wish to take part on the night, a list of materials to collate will be included in the booking confirmation email. Alternatively you can watch the demo and try later. The session will also be recorded for future reference.
THE EVENT IS RUN ON ZOOM.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK: REGISTER HERE
Ros Studd
Rosalind Studd & Elahe Alavi started up Repair What You Wear in response to austerity and climate change, a recognition of the need that small things will make a difference to individuals and society. Their website includes classroom activities and resources: https://repairwhatyouwear.com/education/
Clothes mending can save money and reduce landfill at a time that both are essential, but when mending skills have all but disappeared. Set up and funded by a former retail buyer and a graphic designer, the teaching is clear and accessible, designed to empower when we can all feel helpless in the face of change.
Ros teaches fashion textiles in Scotland, starting out as a retail buyer and product developer for the big fashion names. Textiles are her thing and she loves manufacturing, just not the current levels of pollution and waste. The project came about when realising how much money she saved by mending her own children’s clothes, but others did not have the skills to make this choice. The website is all about proper teaching and what the student can achieve for themselves.
The Textiles Skills Centre Associates are a team of volunteers that manage the social media platforms and website, and offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees. We organise free resource networking events each month (Tea ‘N Chat) and are always on hand to help and encourage when needed.
We are always looking for new Associate members, so if you would like to join this small team then do contact us at: info@textileskillscentre.com
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. If you are able to support us with a donation, however small, this will help to enhance the work we are doing.
You can donate using the DONATION button below which will take you to the Paypal donations page, or select an amount when you book the event. All donations gratefully received.
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by Dawn Foxall | Dec 16, 2022
BLENDED ONLINE COURSE WITH OPTION TO JOIN LIVE SESSIONS
LIVE SESSIONS RESTART DATE: WEDNESDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2023 (Zoom details sent out with booking)
TIMES: 19:00 – 20:30 (Every Wednesday for 5 Weeks)
FEES: FULL COURSE £85
NB This course is available to anyone at any time. If you want to join in the live sessions you can, but not obligatory. They are however fun and you get to ask questions to Nicola and connect with other like minded attendees. The LIVE sessions are all recorded and uploaded to use as reference or to watch back, so don’t worry if you can’t make any of them.
Nicola Perren is a freelance designer, maker and tutor with a studio based in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire. Having spent over 20 years as a f/t senior lecturer in Textiles at the University of Huddersfield, their experience teaching weave, drawing for textiles, craft and design has led into a practice that springs from drawing into textiles.
Nicola has a BA [Hons] in Textile Design and an MA in Contemporary Art, this mix of approaches to practice then led onto a PhD [Activating the Amateur in a Crafts Practice] which celebrates making and creativity in non-formal learning environments.
THE EVENT IS RUN ON ZOOM.
CLICK HERE TO BOOK & REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK:
MORE INFO & BOOKING
The Textiles Skills Centre Associates are a team of volunteers that manage the social media platforms and website, and offer support, mentorship and advice to textile teachers and trainees. We organise free resource networking events each month (Tea ‘N Chat) and are always on hand to help and encourage when needed.
We are always looking for new Associate members, so if you would like to join this small team then do contact us at: info@textileskillscentre.com
At the moment all costs are met by our team and time is given freely. If you are able to support us with a donation, however small, this will help to enhance the work we are doing.
You can donate using the DONATION button below which will take you to the Paypal donations page, or select an amount when you book the event. All donations gratefully received.
DONATE
by Dawn Foxall | Nov 7, 2022
DATE: Saturday 1st July 2023 BOOK HERE
VENUE: Glebelands School, 3 Parsonage Rd, Cranleigh GU6 7AN
TIMES: 9:30 – 15:30
An Exciting Practical Face-to-Face Course for Teachers of GCSE & A Level Textiles for both Art & Design and D&T.
This is a totally practical day of workshops, doing a large variety of Heat Press Techniques for Textiles. This course is aimed at Textile and Art teachers who are either new to teaching GCSE/A Level Art & Design or those who want to add to their resources by spending a whole day developing exciting new ideas and getting the most out of your heat press. These will be linked to themes, artists and designers.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO: BOOK HERE
