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    Textiles Studio

  • Textiles

    Resources & Facilities

    • designated studio space
    • textile workshop and dye lab
    • computer studio
    • fabric and yarn stores
    • digital printing, knitting, weaving and embroidery machinery

    Technical support and extensive equipment are available in the School and the College.

    Facilities

    Below is a list of equipment available in Textiles:

    Sewing
    Single Head Computerised Embroidery Machine
    Overlocking machine
    Baby Lock embellisher
    Cornely machine
    Irish Embroidery machine
    Omnistitch machine
    Pfaff Domestic Sewing Machine
    Princess pleater
    Pyrography machine
    Sewing machine, Bernina Domestic & Accessories
    Sewing machine, Bernina Industrial
    Tufting machine

    Dyeing
    Baking cabinet
    Gas rings
    Hand-dyeing machine
    Hydro extractor (spinner)
    Industrial washing machine
    Large high-speed mixer
    Small, medium and large dye winches
    Steam boiler
    Steam heated dye vats
    Steamer
    Tumble dryer

    Knitting
    Aqua Vac
    Cone-winding machine
    Dubied knitting machine
    Hank winding machine
    Knitting machine, domestic
    Knitting machine, Morat MK II
    Powered yarn winder
    Steam press
    Yarn store

    Weaving
    Computerised hand looms
    Computerised Jacquard Power loom + APSO software
    Dobby power loom
    Fan heater
    Filter cabinet
    Hand warping mill
    Powered warping mill

    Printing
    Digital printer, Mimaki
    High-pressure wash unit
    One large and three small transfer presses
    Light box
    Screen exposure unit
    Screen-printing facilities