Our team of tutors are professional practitioners and designers who will guide you to develop traditional skills as well as explore contemporary digital design.

Our textiles students regularly showcase their work in our exhibition spaces and Morley Gallery. Students also participate in collaborative projects with partners including the Garden Museum and South London Botanical Institute.

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Free qualifications for 16 to18 year olds

Develop your skills in designing and working with textiles while preparing for higher education or a career in the creative industries. You鈥檒l learn about the properties of materials, key design skills and developing sustainable textiles practices. Our expert tutors will guide you through developing a portfolio to further your journey.

Specialist textiles short courses for adults

Explore techniques ranging from upholstery to crochet and tapestry to basket-weaving in our series of specialist short courses. Whether you want to learn about the properties of various textiles, explore sustainable dyeing techniques or learn to knit, our courses cater to every level.

All Textile Foundation enquiries to Visual Arts via zoe.burt@morleycollege.ac.uk or jenny.bell@morleycollege.ac.uk.

Higher education

For those considering going to university or wishing to immerse themselves in a rich year of focused study, we offer a part-time Textiles Foundation course. During the course, students are encouraged to explore a creative and developmental textile practice. The course is run with Widening Participation partner Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Upcoming textiles courses

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Our fashion, millinery and textiles courses range from beginner to advanced short courses, to qualifications for 16 to 18-year-olds and adults.

Courses in fashion, millinery and textiles

Fashion

Design and make your own clothes from scratch, learn specialist couture techniques and learn how to upcycle clothing and fabrics to create a more ethical fashion industry with our expert team.

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Millinery

Fascinated by hat making? Learn the secrets to make fantastic hats, whether it鈥檚 for a special occasion, or learning to give an old jumper a new lease of life as an upcycled beret.

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Textiles

Discover a wide range of contemporary and traditional approaches including working with textile processes, developing skill, understanding and how to design.

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When you join a course at Morley, you’ll learn from our team of expert tutors who are professional artists and makers in their own right. So you鈥檙e in excellent hands. Whether you want to experiment with newfound creativity, hone your existing artistic skills or turn your passion into a specialism, you鈥檒l find the perfect course at Morley.