Fashion & Textiles Facilities

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Centred around studio spaces on the Penryn Campus that cater for solo and group working, our Fashion & Textiles Institute includes a printmaking studio, digital fabric printers, professional fitting stands, ultrasonic welders, sampling facilities, hand looms, a digital controlled Jacquard loom, embroidery machines and industrial overlockers.

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Our facilities

All courses are served by professional equipment and facilities, enabling you to transform concepts into commercial realities. 

Facilities include: 

  • Cutting tables
  • Professional fitting stands
  • Laser cutting equipment 
  • Silicon taping machine
  • Ultrasonic welder
  • Designated wet processes room
  • Industrial overlockers
  • Blind stitching machines
  • Knitting machines
  • Weave facility featuring hand looms and a computer-controlled Jacquard loom
  • Industrial and digital embroidery machinery
  • Workshops dedicated to dyeing and manual printing
  • Online access to WGSN and LS:N Global
  • Multiple large professional studios with the latest photographic equipment - frequently used by external professionals
  • Fully colour-managed digital Mac suites with specialist print processing
  • Software training facilities with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Professional printing and mounting service equipped with digital printers and large-format inkjet printers

Photography facilities

If you're a Fashion Photography student you'll also have access to our unmatchable photography facilities. From a store stocked with all the latest equipment to professional studios, processing labs and post-production suites, you'll be working within industry-standard surroundings from the very beginning of your studies. 

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