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Explore and experiment with fibres and textiles throughout this hands-on ten-week course.

Let's find meaning in our clothing by repairing those loved items so we can wear them again.

Trends are intriguing. They signify the direction the “most” move towards. What these “most” move towards could be anything! It could be an NFT, a movie, a new book, a diet, a TikTok dance move, or consumers' response to inflation. The examples are endless, but do you get my meaning? Not long ago, the trends would dictate a silhouette in fashion, but I noticed that rule washed away after September 11, 2001. Volumes and hemlines went awry. The world was confused, and we needed a break. Twenty years later, the silhouette is as body-con (a very tight-fitting style) as it is oversized. Are you expressing yourself to reflect the times? Does it matter to you? If you don’t follow fashion...

When my sister Diana @dianatwiss texted me a photo of the fibre she was spinning I replied, "the colour looks like the lipstick I got you for your birthday!"I’m delighted and touched by the time and care it took her to make my first published pattern. It took me months to produce it, and though it took her days to knit, it took us 99% more.