Fashion Forward: Meet the Designers!

A family-friendly fashion takeover day, fit for budding creatives

Drop in across the museum for pop-up demos, workshops and friendly chats with the local fashion designers featured in Catwalk: The Art of Fashion Show.

Throughout the day there will be lots of different activities to help your family learn new skills and get excited about creative careers:

• Moodboards and lo-fi pattern printing with Dreamland.

• Intro to hand and machine sewing skills with Hayley Scanlan.

• Finger knitting and pom-pom accessories with Jo-AMI.

• Leatherwork and sewing tools with Jude Gove.

• Digital pattern modelling software with Little Peril.

• Crochet circles and feminist crafts with TellTaleKnits.

• Prototype jewellery with Syrah Jay.

Future designers can discover the processes that transform early ideas into fashion, textile and jewellery collections – from inspirational sketchbooks to moodboards, colour stories and samples.

Don’t forget to visit Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, under 18s go free!

Please book one ticket per visitor.