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Unleash Your Creative Potential

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Many students come to us because they’re ready to achieve more. They LOVE crafting, making gifts and some even run workshops and teach, but still lack the belief in their creative abilities.

Our courses have the power to unlock creative confidence. Accredited by City and Guilds they’re guaranteed to deliver exceptional content, high quality teaching and provide outstanding student support.

Whether you have a personal ambition or professional goal, our courses are designed to help crafters, makers and artists achieve more and unleash creative potential.

Unleash Your Creative Potential

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Courses on Offer

We offer 8 different textile subjects which are each divided into different skill stages (2-4). Our skill stage 2 courses are ideal for beginners while our Skill Stage 4 courses are perfect for advanced practitioners. These are delivered as part-time, distance learning courses with full support from a personal tutor.

Knitting

Skill Stages: 2, 3 and 4
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

Hand Embroidery

Skill Stages: 2, 3 and 4
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

Crochet

Skill Stages: 2 and 3
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

Machine Embroidery

Skill Stages: 2, 3 and 4
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

Patchwork & Quilting

Skill Stages: 2, 3 and 4
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

Textiles

Skill Stages: 2 and 3
Experience: Beginner and Intermediate
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

Stumpwork

Skill Stage: 2
Experience: Beginner
Duration: Up to 1 year

Felt Making

Skill Stages: 2, 3 and 4
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Duration: Up to 1-2 years

About the School of Stitched Textiles

For more than 20 years we’ve been helping learners and textile artists achieve their full potential. We’re a thriving businesses and the largest supplier of distance learning textile education in the UK.

We’ve helped and supported thousands of students to reach their goals. Whether it’s a sense of achievement, self fulfilment, authoring books, teaching, exhibiting artwork or working to commission, we believe that our educational programmes offer the best foundation for self fulfilment, enjoyment, personal and professional growth.

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About Our Courses

As one of the only distance learning centres in the world to offer City and Guilds accredited textiles courses, it’s no wonder they are our most popular programmes. They are internationally renowned for their high standards of teaching, learning and assessment.

Divided into progressive skill stages and delivered through distance/on-line learning, they are accessible for everyone. Study with us at your own pace from anywhere in the world.

Study Highlights

Research historical and contemporary designers and artists
Develop your existing skills and learn traditional and contemporary techniques
In-depth study of your subject includign the study of colour, fibres and design
Work on your self chosen design project (SCDP)
Full support from personal tutor
Meet hundreds of like-minded students. You'll connect with them in your own private group
We provde so much support for students. We promote students and graduates throughout their time with us.
Gain a City and Guilds Certificate on successful completion of your course.
Gain Professional Practice: Practise working to commission, how to cost up items and promote them.

Delivery & Assessment

Our accredited courses are supplied as a distance learning courses where course materials and tutor assessments are delivered digitally and work is returned to your tutor via digital presentation.

Your coursework will be reviewed by your tutor and periodically by an Internal Quality Assessor, to ensure the appropriate quality standard is maintained. You will be provided with written feedback in a timely fashion (usually within 10 days) and, if needed, you will be able to re-submit altered work. You can contact your tutor at any time to request your work to date be reviewed and suggestions for future progress be made.

Enrolling onto a Course

If you’d like to study one of our courses, then you will need to enrol on enrolment day, taking place 1st February 2025. You will begin your course along with other students who you can connect with in private online groups that we create specifically for each student cohort.

To be invited to enrolment you will need to register your interest. Simply complete the form and let us know which course subject you’re interested in. We’ll then send you a full course brochure, along with details about how you can enrol with you. You’ll get an invite to a LIVE Q&A Zoom sessions where you can meet some of our tutors.

Work from Our Students

Our Recent Graduates

“For me, being pushed to create experimental samples was the most helpful part of the course. We’d have to use the new stitches I had researched and practised on the course.”

Laura Collinson, Hand Knitting

“I learned so much about myself. With support and praise from my tutor along with other students in the Facebook group, my confidence grew enormously, and I found that I was excited to share my work, something that I had never done before. I even felt confident enough to organise a solo art exhibition at our local gallery.”

Claire Harvey, Machine Embroidery

“Over the years my quilting improved, but I came to a point where I was not really stepping out of my comfort zone and this was when I decided to improve my skills in other areas of sewing. The most helpful thing I have learnt as a result of this course is to be positive and not be afraid of trying new techniques. I am delighted that I have successfully finished this course.”

Lynda Boardman, Machien Embroidery

“Doing the course gave me the confidence that I could open my own craft business and I set one up before I got to the end of the course. I created this business because I wanted to help people explore their creativity, plus I love stitching kits myself – they are a nice and easy way to always have a project on the go to stitch.”

Sarah Turner, Hand Embroidery

Why Choose An Accredited Course?

If you have a personal or professional crafting ambition then our courses have the ability to take your creative passion to the next level.

Unlike other courses or tutorials available, an accredited course can unlock creative potential and creative confidence like no other course can.

Plus, our courses are recognised worldwide for their excellent standards of delivery, learning and assessment.

Take a look at all the benefits:

High Standards Guaranteed

Because our courses are accredited by the professional body City and Guilds, they go through a strict validation process to ensure courses, materials, teaching and assessments meet the highest levels of quality.

Encourage Meaningful Participation

The aim of our group discussions and forums is to get students thinking about how they can do things better and develop ideas. This not only gets them thinking outside the box, it gives them the ability to self evaluate and develop their own diverse range of work.

Develop Creative Thinking

We’ve created courses that develop independent creative thinking. Instead of buying patterns or following tutorials, our courses give you the tools and knowledge required to create and develop your very own designs.

Provide Focus, Motivation & a Challenge

Working toward something can be a great motivator. Many of our students report that the structure of the course kept them motivated as well as focused. Students can fit studies around other commitments because they are split into separate, manageable modules.

Taught by Highly Skilled Tutors

Our courses are taught by highly skilled leading textile tutors . Our tutors make it their sole aim to impart knowledge and facilitate creative success. Plus, they’ve all completed professional qualifications and degrees.

Provide Amazing Opportunities

Completing an accredited courses really empowers graduates to take the next step. Accredited courses not only give students the knowledge and skills they require, but also a huge confidence boost and belief in their own abilities. Many go on to pursue dream jobs or use their skills to develop their hobby further.

Register Your Interest

Register your interest today for your chance to hear from our graduates, learn more about the benefits of our accredited courses and receive exclusive interviews from leading textile artists.

You’ll also receive a full course brochure and an invite to join us on a LIVE zoom session where you can come and meet our tutors.

If you wish to study with us you will need to enrol on enrolment day.

We only open enrolment to new students every 3-4 months and only those that have previously ‘registered their interest’ will be invited to enrol. So, register today!

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