Creative Textiles Skills Workshop (LEIGHTON BUZZARD)

Description

Venue: Cedars Upper School, Mentor Rd, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard LU2 2AE

Date: Saturday 15th March 2025

Time: 9.30 - 15.30

FEE: £195 (+ Cademy admin fee)

*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & THOSE SELF-FUNDING*

There are discounts for this course if you qualify. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.

This course is perfect if you want to learn new skills and get inspiration for your textiles projects. It is open to all abilities, but basic use of a domestic sewing machine is an advantage.

You will learn not just one new and exciting textiles technique or skill, but several and how to develop ideas using them. Techniques will include using dissolvable fabric, free machine embroidery, reverse appliqué, crashing, circular slashing, pleating, ruffles, flounces, gathering and more.

Course Reviews:

"Fantastic creative day with Nicky Simpson again. Learnt a lot of new skills to teach my textiles students. Such a treat to have a day off and spend time with fellow textilers!! Loved every minute"

This course is especially useful for textile and art teachers, or anyone who wants to spend a whole day adding techniques to their resources.

Techniques will be linked to themes, primary, relevant artists and designers and we will look at how they can be used in a scheme of work and fashion outcomes. All templates and guides will be available.

This course is different to the normal Fabric Manipulation Face-to-Face courses. You will be learning different techniques.

*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & THOSE SELF-FUNDING *

We can offer discounts for this course. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.

"I have been lucky enough to attend a few of the Textiles Skills Centre courses and they have all been absolutely fantastic. These courses have been an absolute game changer - I came away with so many ideas which I was able to put into practice immediately.
Nicky provides so many examples of sketchbooks and final outcomes that you can see first hand how the skills being delivered translate to student work. The skills themselves are varied yet equally really accessible and she provides lots of suggestions on how to approach tight budgets.
Nicky's enthusiasm and expertise is really inspiring and you can't wait to go away and try it all! The student results following the introduction of the projects developed off the back of these courses were outstanding and moderator feedback was really positive too."

FOR TEACHERS:

‘Students will be able to contextualise their research and ideas, drawing inspiration from artists and designers. Students will also evaluate the art, craft and design they study, and develop an appreciation of the impact it has on their own work and that of others.’

This face-to-face course is an experience that delivers textiles skills, knowledge and understanding not available in our other face-to-face courses. It is a great learning environment which allows you to gain new skills and techniques, showing how these can be used in your own work or, if you are a teacher, incorporated into lesson plans and delivered in a fun, inspiring and engaging way. You can ask questions direct to the course developer/leader, practice skills, create a sketchbook resource for yourself or the classroom and network with others.

Your course leader is NICKY SIMPSON, a contemporary textiles artist, who has 12 years teaching experience, heading up Fashion & Textiles at a school in Kent. She has taught Art & Design Textiles at GCSE and A Level, Design and Technology/Textiles at GCSE & A Level 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 and colourist, creating print ranges for the international market.
Since 2016 Nicky has been a workshop developer and leader for the online and F2F courses for Textile and Art teachers on behalf of the Textile Skills Centre, including pattern development. Nicky has mentored many graduate trainees, and now mentors many fellow teachers through the TSC mentorship programme.

“Textile candidates’ personal portfolios were brimming with ideas, experiments and references to textile and fashion designers as well as fine artists. Overall, the submission was exceptional in the engagement and industry and imaginative use of materials.’

'In Textiles, the standard of the work was outstanding…The course structure was strong. Finished pieces were often exciting and innovative. The individuality of the candidates was clearly seen in the diversity of colours, styles and techniques carefully annotated in work books and then displayed in the final outcomes.”

“The course gave candidates a very strong framework on which to build a response to the theme. Ideas were developed showing depth and thought so that the work of the highest achieving candidates was original, creative and in-depth.”

COSTS & BOOKING VIA CADEMY: £ 195 / DAY (+ Cademy Fee)

All of the Textile Skills Centre events are ticket only and payable IN ADVANCE. The Textiles Skills Centre uses Cademy to automate the bookings via credit card and cheque/BACS. When you book you will receive by email a booking confirmation.

If you have any queries, please email us at: info@textileskillscentre.com and include your phone number and/or email so that we can contact you easily.

*ALERT: ECT/NQT's, TRAINEE TEACHERS, TECHNICIANS & SELF-FUNDING TEACHERS *

We can offer a 20% discount for this course. For more information please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com