Fashion Knitwear Summer School

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Monday 8 July 2024 - Friday 26 July 2024 

Nottingham Trent University

This practical course combines the two interconnected disciplines of fashion and textiles through the medium of knitted fabric design.

It will start with design and trend research, followed by technical workshops on the industrial knitting machines to create knit samples, and will finish with garment construction.

By the end of three weeks, you'll have a portfolio of work and a finished, accomplished and wearable piece of knitted fashion.

During the course, you'll learn about and experiment with:

Knitted fabric design - specialising in the industrial Dubied machine
Fashion knitwear trend research
Yarn and material awareness
Knitted garment construction techniques
The toiling process
Digital knit workshops.
You'll also see the future of smart knitted textile technology.

The projects will enhance your knowledge of garment specification and terminology, enabling you to understand the potential in taking a piece from concept to manufacture.