Couture Techniques
Saturday 6 November | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £125
Led by Zandra Rhodes’ dress maker Jolanta Cerniauskiene, this popular 1-day workshop will give you the know-how and confidence to work with high end fabrics such as chiffon and silk satin.
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Pattern Cutting Introduction
Saturdays, 13 and 20 November | 10:45am – 4:30pm | £250
Led by creative pattern maker Michelle Lewis participants will cover the basic rules of flat pattern cutting. The 2-day course focuses on using fashion blocks to create womenswear garment components including simple sleeves and skirts.
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Fabric Painting with Sarah Campbell
Wednesday 17 November | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £130
Design and paint a pattern for a home textile! Under the guidance and expertise of textile pattern-painter Sarah Campbell, you'll leave this workshop with enough hand painted cloth to perk up your home and make an accessory of your choice – a cushion, a wall-hanging or throw.
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Decorative Collage
Wednesday 24 November| 10:45am - 4:30pm | £125
Spend a day creating decorative collages under the expert hand of Sarah Campbell.
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Copy Your Clothes
Friday 26 November | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £125
In this 1-day workshop led by the Museum’s pattern cutting tutor and creative pattern maker Michelle Lewis, learn the skills used by couture fashion houses to copy elements of historical garments without the need to pull them apart.
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Fashion Drawing
Friday 3 December | 11:30-1:30pm | £60
Take this opportunity to learn fashion drawing skills from the Museum’s Head of Exhibitions and author of the bestselling book How to Draw like a Fashion Designer, Dennis Nothdruft.
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Couture Techniques
Saturday 4 December | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £125
Led by Zandra Rhodes’ dress maker Jolanta Cerniauskiene, this popular 1-day workshop will give you the know-how and confidence to work with high end fabrics such as chiffon and silk satin.
more
Fabric Painting with Sarah Campbell
Tuesday 7 December | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £130
Design and paint a pattern for a home textile! Under the guidance and expertise of textile pattern-painter Sarah Campbell, you'll leave this workshop with enough hand painted cloth to perk up your home and make an accessory of your choice – a cushion, a wall-hanging or throw.
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Behind the Seams: the Beautiful People
Wednesday 8 December | 11:30am - 1pm | £50
At Behind the Seams: the Beautiful People, Fashion and Textile Museum Collections Officer, Gill Cochrane, offers the rare opportunity to explore pieces by iconic designers of the 60s and 70s, specially selected from the Museum’s own collection.
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Silk Painting
Wednesday 15 December | 10:45am - 16:30pm | £125
This one-day workshop provides a structured introduction to the techniques of painting on silk and a master class in how to apply colour and create stunning designs.
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Copy Your Clothes
Friday 17 December | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £125
In this 1-day workshop led by the Museum’s pattern cutting tutor and creative pattern maker Michelle Lewis, learn the skills used by couture fashion houses to copy elements of historical garments without the need to pull them apart.
more
Silk Painting
Tuesday 11 January | 10:45am - 16:30pm | £125
This one-day workshop provides a structured introduction to the techniques of painting on silk and a master class in how to apply colour and create stunning designs.
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Decorative Collage
Wednesday 12 January | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £125
Spend a day creating decorative collages under the expert hand of Sarah Campbell.
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Fashion Drawing
Wednesday 19 January | 11:30-1:30pm | £60
Take this opportunity to learn fashion drawing skills from the Museum’s Head of Exhibitions and author of the bestselling book How to Draw like a Fashion Designer, Dennis Nothdruft.
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Fabric Painting with Sarah Campbell
Friday 21 January | 10:45am - 4:30pm | £130
Design and paint a pattern for a home textile! Under the guidance and expertise of textile pattern-painter Sarah Campbell, you'll leave this workshop with enough hand painted cloth to perk up your home and make an accessory of your choice – a cushion, a wall-hanging or throw.
more
Behind the Seams: the Beautiful People
Wednesday 2 February | 11:30am - 1pm | £50
At Behind the Seams: the Beautiful People, Fashion and Textile Museum Collections Officer, Gill Cochrane, offers the rare opportunity to explore pieces by iconic designers of the 60s and 70s, specially selected from the Museum’s own collection.
more
Fashion Drawing
Wednesday 16 February | 11:30-1:30pm | £60
Take this opportunity to learn fashion drawing skills from the Museum’s Head of Exhibitions and author of the bestselling book How to Draw like a Fashion Designer, Dennis Nothdruft.
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