About BA (hons) Fashion Textiles: Knit in University of the Arts London

This textiles degree specialising in knit, teaches students how to design and produce surface pattern and texture for fashion fabrics in preparation for a career as a textiles designer.

Why choose this course at London College of Fashion

• Individuality:  This course allows you to work on projects that allow you to explore your own creative interests, beliefs and design issues.
• Unique textiles course, fashion community: The study of knitted materials / knitwear for fashion within a specialist fashion environment is unique to studying textiles at London College of Fashion. The course echoes industry practice with an embedded collaborative project with fashion courses, alongside textile pathways for dynamic interdisciplinary textile design.

• Specialist knit: The Knit pathway has equipment widely used in the international Knitwear Industry for innovative design. Equipment includes cutting-edge STOLL equipment providing access to digital knitting technology for design and production, as well as semi-industrial hand-flat and domestic knitting machines, specialist knitwear construction equipment and hand-craft resources.
• Industry placement: Placements with established and emerging companies have included Mark Fast, Yang Li, and Erdem. Live project partners have included Adidas, the Bow Arts Museum, Burberry, and Arcadia, as well as Charles Jeffery in conjunction with the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.

Entry requirements

• High School leaving examinations - We will consider any High School leaving examinations that are considered to be the equivalent to A-level examinations in the UK.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 - 6.5 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each component.
• TOEFL iBT: 80 - 90 overall.
• PTE Academic: 51 - 58 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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