Resources
Useful Resources
ARTS THREAD - www.artsthread.com
Creative graduate website that aims to bridge the gap between education and the creative industry, providing a hub from which design students, graduates, universities, schools and the creative industry can network worldwide. At it's core is a portfolio database where recent graduates are able to post their CVs and work and connect with creative clients worldwide who are looking to recruit new graduates, interns and freelancers.
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The Weave Shed - www.theweaveshed.org
The Weave Shed is a resource website for weave designers with a portfolio practice, payee, mills, independent, designer makers, tapestry, artists, educators and students. It is a community site providing a portal to available weave resources alongside an active blog featuring weave-related stories, news, up and coming events and featured weavers.
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Textile Futures Research Centre - www.tfrc.org.uk
Based across two eminent design colleges at the University Of The Arts London (UAL) – Central Saint Martins and Chelsea – TFRC hosts a community of practice-based, design-led researchers who share a vision: to pursue answers to the question ‘How can materials and textiles enable a more sustainable future?’ ...more
The Slow Textiles Group - www.slowtextiles.blogspot.co.uk
Slow Textiles Group members work to make change in the British and European textiles industry and, by default, the industries that connect with textiles to try new methods of work and working processes. ...more
Material Lab - www.material-lab.co.uk
Material Lab, the London-based design resource studio was created in 2006 to answer the needs of the architectural and design community. ...more
Creative Skillset - www.creativeskillset.org
Creative Skillset is the Creative Industries' Sector Skills Council (SSC) which comprises TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging, publishing, advertising and fashion and textiles. Creative Skillset conduct consultation work with industry, publish research and strategic documents, run funding schemes and project work, and provide information about the challenges that face the industries and what we need to do to overcome them. ...more
Fashion Foundry - www.culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk
Fashion Foundry is an inspiring new business incubator and talent hub for fashion and textile designers in Scotland. ...more
The Design Trust - www.thedesigntrust.co.uk
The Design Trust helps professional designers and craftspeople to create and run better businesses by creating, recommending and promoting a wide range of practical and expert business development information, training, books, products and tools for starting and more established designers and craftspeople across the world. ...more
UKFT - www.ukft.org
The UK Fashion & Textile Association brings together designers, manufacturers, agents and retailers to promote their businesses and our industry throughout the UK and internationally. Providing a voice and meeting place for suppliers of fashion & textiles providing, UKFT provides practical support, export advice, information exchange and a voice - to government and to retailers. ...more








