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Are you ready to begin a new adventure? 

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.  

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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

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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 9th August. 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. 

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Student Reviews

Hear from our recent graduates

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Graduate Story from Hand Embroidery Graduate Elaine Jamie-Rose Campbell

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Elaine Jamie-Rose Campbell

“The course invited me into previously unexplored areas. I found so much potential! This wasn’t only in the techniques and processes taught, the real richness was in the creative curiosity that was developed. It was a pathway to discovering how original work is created to a professional standard.”
A graduate story by knitting student Sarah Pond

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Sarah Pond

“I felt by the end of the course that I had found my “style” and that my designs were beginning to reflect this. I plan to continue onto the Skill Stage 4 course and, alongside this, begin to look more seriously at how I might develop a small business, making my own designs.”

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Louise Kidd

“I knew that to truly succeed, I needed to step up my game. I struggled with self-confidence and knew I had to push myself beyond my comfort zone by experimenting with different threads, techniques, and even colour schemes. The course’s built-in flexibility enabled me to challenge myself from the very beginning.”

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Rachel Church-Moore

“The course was everything I had hoped for – and more! I’d really not expected the journey of personal discovery it would take me on and how much it would encourage me to look at the world through fresh eyes. In particular, it ignited and nurtured an inner respect for colour and aspects of modern art.”
Textiles graduate Elena Beinborn pictured with one her assessment pieces that she described as fodder for the creative soul

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Elena Beinborn

“This course taught me that self-care by immersing yourself in something you are passionate about is invaluable. It’s not only good for self-esteem and confidence, but also for mental health. I have learned through encouragement from my tutor and fellow students that I am worthy of calling myself a textile artist.”
Lynn Hall with her beautiful knitted blanket designs

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Lynn Hall

“The course has helped me learn how to research, consider and plan the construction of patterns and many of the skills are transferable to other forms of design, textiles and craft. I would strongly recommend the courses offered by the SST whatever your level of expertise or area of interest. There is a lot of support from all of the tutors and also other students.”
Chitra Mandanna with her award winning patchwork and quilted piece created on our course

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Chitra Mandanna

“The course has really helped me improve my skills and learn several new techniques which I have applied in my works that I entered into the competition this year. These works are a lot different in style, design and techniques compared to my earlier ones and I would give that credit to the course and my tutor, Debbie.”

Why Choose An Accredited Course?

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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.

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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 on the 9th August. 

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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