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Up Cycling Fashion Skills

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Courses Code
QEXADUCF
Study method
Part Time
Cost from
£75
Location(s)
Lichfield
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  • Is this course for you?

    Fast Fashion has been the catalyst for a problem which has been brewing for a long time in the textile industry. This Up-Cycling Fashion Skills course looks to help make sustainable fashion choices, developing techniques to take old, worn out or damaged clothing and transform it into something new.

  • Required qualifications

    No formal qualification required, just a passion for all things textiles, and the desire to develop sowing and creative design skills to transform old clothing into something new.

  • What skills will I develop?

    This course will collectively bring together a cohort of like-minded students to explore and experiment with clothing and textile techniques, helping to deconstruct ready-made garments and plan, design and transform old clothing into something new, expressive and full of style and confidence.

  • Careers

    Upcycling is the future, The World Wildlife Fund estimates that it takes 20,000 litres of freshwater to make one kilogram of cotton; enough for a pair of jeans and a t-shirt! And with farming accounting for 70% of all freshwater use, we can expect to see dramatic changes to the industry in the next 10-20 years.

    Fashion industry statistics for the UK estimate the industry’s worth at about £60.3 billion in 2020 and £62.2 billion in 2021. The UK fashion industry also employs about 555,000 people, according to Fashion United.

  • Is this course for you?

    Fast Fashion has been the catalyst for a problem which has been brewing for a long time in the textile industry. This Up-Cycling Fashion Skills course looks to help make sustainable fashion choices, developing techniques to take old, worn out or damaged clothing and transform it into something new.

  • Required qualifications

    No formal qualification required, just a passion for all things textiles, and the desire to develop sowing and creative design skills to transform old clothing into something new.

  • What skills will I develop?

    This course will collectively bring together a cohort of like-minded students to explore and experiment with clothing and textile techniques, helping to deconstruct ready-made garments and plan, design and transform old clothing into something new, expressive and full of style and confidence.

  • Careers

    Upcycling is the future, The World Wildlife Fund estimates that it takes 20,000 litres of freshwater to make one kilogram of cotton; enough for a pair of jeans and a t-shirt! And with farming accounting for 70% of all freshwater use, we can expect to see dramatic changes to the industry in the next 10-20 years.

    Fashion industry statistics for the UK estimate the industry’s worth at about £60.3 billion in 2020 and £62.2 billion in 2021. The UK fashion industry also employs about 555,000 people, according to Fashion United.

Testimonials

Hayley Brooks teachers fashion at Lichfield College

“Hayley has 14 years of teaching experience, specialising in fashion, textiles and print. Her previous collections have been sold in various London and Birmingham based fashion boutiques and art hubs, with her surface pattern designs printed on merchandise by a top London department store. Hayley has exhibited her textile work nationally and continues to develop work for exhibition purposes. She enjoys working with the creative students and helping them to realise their concepts through fabric and manipulation"

Hayley Brooks

Fashion Lecturer

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