Threads of Change: Weaving a Greener Tomorrow

Join Dawn Foxall -Textiles Skills Centre, for a compelling talk on fashion sustainability in celebration of the “Threads of Elegance: Conserving the Legacy of Beale and Inman tailors” project of Westminster City Archives. The event will highlight how mindful choices in textiles can help create a greener future.

The project has been funded by St James’s Ward through Westminster City Council’s Ward Budget Programme and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, for the benefit of local residents.

Dawn Foxall (Founder & Chair: Textiles Skills Centre CIC)
BA(Hons) Knitwear Design; MA(Distinction) Music Performance

Dawn has 35 years’ experience in the textiles and garment industry including freelance design consultant, founder and manager of 3 textiles/clothing brands (Cocky’s shed; Fairtrade and Organic brand Liv Clothing & Homeware and British made organic knitwear brand Foxology); Fashion lecturer and programme developer at various UK Universities and FE colleges; schools CPD trainer and resources developer.

Dawn founded Textiles Skills Centre in 2015 with the aim of bringing together industry and education experts to support textiles in schools.

TSC has since grown as an organisation, promoting the value of textile skills in the community and supporting textiles teachers, through affordable access to training and events, mental welfare, enhancing creativity and developing life skills.