Fabric Manipulation Skills (FARNBOROUGH)

Description

VENUE: Farnborough Hill School, 312 Farnborough Road, Farnborough, GU14 8AT

Date: Saturday 8th November 2025

Time: 9.30 - 15.30

12 PLACES AVAILABLE

COST: £205

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

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

Fabric Manipulation Skills: Mastering Textile Techniques

Unlock the creative potential of textiles in this hands-on practical course. Explore an extensive range of fabric manipulation techniques—from folds, darts, and pleats to slashing, tucks, smocking (English and American), shirring, crashing, ruffles, weaving, and heat Shibori.

Whether you're designing for fashion, interiors, or textile art, this course gives you the skills to transform fabric in innovative ways.

Includes downloadable templates, step-by-step guides, and inspiring exemplars to support your learning.

Course Review:
"The course was great, we covered so much in the day and you couldn’t fail to come away inspired! So many new techniques learnt – a great course!" Fay Deignan

This Fabric Manipulation Skills face-to-face course is an experience that delivers textiles skills, knowledge and understanding.

It is a great learning environment which allows you to gain new skills and techniques, showing how these can be delivered in a fun, inspiring and engaging way.

You can ask questions direct to the course developer/leader, practice skills, create a range of practical resources for the classroom and network with other teachers.

Your course leader is NICKY SIMPSON, who has 12 years teaching experience, heading up Fashion & Textiles at a school in Kent.

She has taught Design and Technology/Textiles at GCSE & A Level and Art & Design Textiles at GCSE and 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. For the past 9 years 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.

'Having been to one of Nicky's workshops, I used one of her lessons and received an 'Outstanding' observation.'

'Fabulous presenter. Gave loads + loads of information and ideas. I feel really inspired! Loved the practical samples we did. Would highly recommend!

'Fantastic day, really useful and applicable to both D&T and Art subjects. Thanks!'

‘I have taken part in the Textile Skills Centre courses ran by Nicky. They have been instrumental in the design of my course, the resources that are provided along with the course enabled me to create a high-quality scheme of work for my KS4 curriculum and since starting with this course textiles has been the highest performing subject in our academy for 5 years running, without the inspirational, hands on courses and practical resources I’m not sure I would have achieved this.’

COSTS & BOOKING VIA CADEMY: £ 205 / DAY (+ Cademy Fee)

All of the Textile Skills Centre events are payable IN ADVANCE only. The Textiles Skills Centre uses Cademy to automate the bookings via credit card and BACS. When you book you will receive by email a booking confirmation and link to the invoice. You can pay by creditcard or invoice.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, but you need to bring a pack lunch.

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 & ANYONE SELF-FUNDING*

TSC offers discounts for this course. Please contact dawn@textileskillscentre.com for more information.