Design Workshops

We offer the following full time courses

(above shows Industrial Machine Knit Course)

 

LONGER COMPREHENSIVE & INTENSIVE  COURSES

10 Week Course: Machine knit design on domestic machines

5 Week Course: Machine knit design on domestic machines

2013 COURSES

1 Week: Fashion print

1 Week: Fashion Embroidery

ALSO NEW & AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Learn a Technique in a Week

Stripes, Jacquard, Cable, Lace/Pointelle

Contours, Fairisle, Intarsia

For further info Email Richard Dykes

PLUS THESE UNIQUE INTENSIVE COURSES

1 Week: Industrial Machine Knit Techniques Course on Stoll and Universal V Bed Machines

1 Week: Industrial Machine Knit Garment Course on Stoll and Universal V Bed Machines

1 Week: Make a Stylish Fully Fashioned Garment, on Domestic Machines

  • All Courses offer constant and high quality instruction at the premises of Knit-1 Ltd the international design company based in the dynamic seaside city of Brighton, UK.
  • Opportunity to view the excellent and diverse Knit-1 design collection.
  • Participation in weekly seminars and reviews of designs with the directors of the company.
  • 30 course hours per week,superb high-level tutoring to the standards expected by the fashion industry today. On 10, 6 & 5 week courses an extra 5 hours per week of additional studio time.

10 Week Course Structure

Suitable for complete beginners or experienced machine knitters wanting to move on to a higher level of design and make expertise. £2750

These intensive courses consist of the most comprehensive instruction in knit design on offer to aspiring designers. Teaching machine knit to an excellent level, covering all the principal techniques and their application in contemporary knit for fashion design. Learn and master 8 exciting techniques and 2 weeks of in depth fashion knit garment making. These are the techniques on offer.

Modern,angular and curved Stripes, Impactive Jacquards,  Extreme Cables, Manipulated Complex Pointelles
Exquiste Detailed Fashioning and Body Contours, Contemporary Crochets
Graphic and Artistic Intarsias, Re-invented Fashion Fairisles

6 Week Course Structure

Suitable for complete beginners or experienced machine knitters wanting to move on to a higher level of design and make expertise. Introductory Offer £1632

You chose your options. Learn and master 4 from 8 exciting techniques and 2 weeks of in depth fashion knit garment making. These are the techniques on offer.

Modern,angular and curved Stripes or Impactive Jacquards.
Extreme Cables or Manipulated Complex Pointelles.
Exquiste Detailed Fashioning and Body Contours or Contemporary Crochets.
Graphic and Artistic Intarsias or Re-invented Fashion Fairisles.

NEW FOR 2012

1 Week: Fashion Print Course

Suitable for all levels, participants will learn various Dyeing techniques, pigment printing, discharge screen print,metallic printing, transfer printing, devore printing and how to professionally finish samples or printed garments. £432

Fashion Embroidery Course

Suitable for all levels, includes hand embroidery, machine embroidery, freestyle machine embroidery, modern applique, multi fabric effects and customise a T shirt £432

‘V’ Bed Industrial Stoll & Universal Machine Knit Courses

These 1 week course offers intensive instruction on Dubied type industrial machines. As with all of our courses the teaching will focus on designs to meet the needs of the fashion industry coming from a contemporary design perspective. £468

Make a Garment in One Week

Suitable for beginners or experienced knitters wanting to learn more and experience being in an international knit design company. Using Brother and Knitmaster domestic machines you will be shown how to make a beautiful fully fashioned stylish garment, one you will want to wear. Great premises and superb teaching. £432

What one of our industry customers says: Topshop have been working with Knit-1 for many years and have found their collection of knit and jersey designs to be a consistent source of inspiration and new ideas for design development. The Knit-1 collection is particularly strong in its presentation of ideas with relevance to current fashion trends.

Jacqui Markham. Senior Design Manager, Topshop, Arcadia Group Plc.