BA Textiles Competitions & Opportunities by Georgia Spencer https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd Please see below the competitions highlighted by the BA Textiles staff relevant for Textiles Students. They are divided per pathway, as well as an 'All Pathways' section. They appear in order of date as of January 2023. This document will be regularly updated so check back for more opportunities! en-us 2023-02-13 12:44:47 UTC 2025-11-23 12:36:10 UTC hello@padlet.com All Pathways: Cockpit Arts Awards & Bursaries gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484878353 Date: Ongoing 
Awards and bursaries, aimed at those setting up in craft related businesses. Lots of various opportunities for different crafts, there is a haberdasher award specific to Knit 
Please see the link: 
https://cockpitstudios.org/join-us/awards-and-bursaries
]]> 2023-02-16 12:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484878353 All Pathways: New York Textile Month: Talking Textiles Open Call gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484879410 Deadline: 15/07/2023

Li Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano are pleased to announce the 9th edition of the Dorothy Waxman International Textile Design Prize, awarded to a current or recently graduated student in Textiles or Fashion who exhibits sustainable thinking and innovative creativity in textiles. The prize is part of the TALKING TEXTILES initiative that promotes textile education and creativity. 

Please see this link for more info: https://www.textilemonth.nyc/textile-prize-2023

]]> 2023-02-16 12:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484879410 Knit: Xinao Yarns Knitwear competition. ‘Knit for Next’ Annual competition gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484881211 Start: June 2023, Date TBC 
Deadline: TBC 
Entrants need to design for Xinao yarns- mainly merino. You need to include fashion illustrations and flat drawings, with images and details of knit swatches. Winners’ garments are made up in factories and exhibited in China. 
]]> 2023-02-16 12:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484881211 Knit: Framework Knitters Student Bursaries for BA3 gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484881980 Start: September 2023, Date TBC
Deadline: Mid October 2023, Date TBC
Only for Year 3 Knit Students, recurs annually

The Student Bursaries & Awards scheme aims to encourage students in further and higher education to take an interest in the knitting/knitwear industries.

Please see the link: https://www.frameworkknitters.co.uk/student-bursaries
]]> 2023-02-16 12:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484881980 All Pathways: SDC International Design Competition gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484883118 Start date: 14/10/2022
End Date: 17/11/2023
"The SDC International Design Competition is renowned for bringing together students, researchers, industry professionals, and designers from around the world to give undergraduate students a platform to showcase their creativity and vision on an international scale.

The theme for 2022/23 is ‘Colour For Good – for Planet and People’." 
Please see this link for more info: https://sdc.org.uk/colour-competitions/sdc-international-design-competition-2022-23/
]]> 2023-02-16 12:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484883118 The Innovation in Wool Awards gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484886851 Dates: Opening Soon
Deadline: July 2023, date TBC
The Innovation in Wool Awards are awarded annually to the individual(s) who shows the most innovative use of wool in any commercially viable application.

https://innovationinwool.com/]]> 2023-02-16 12:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484886851 Feel The Yarn Contest gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484889529 Dates:
Open: November, 2023 Date TBC
Closes: January 2024, date TBC
Since 2010, Feel the Yarn is the International contest for knitwear students organized by Consorzio Promozione Filati and Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery.
 

https://feeltheyarn.it/the-contest/feel-the-contest-2023/

]]> 2023-02-16 12:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484889529 I-Dott gspencercsa https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484891998 Closing Date: 31st March 2023

Since i-dott was founded as a charity in 2013, well over 3,000 artworks have been submitted to our annual surface pattern design competition giving students from around the world the unique opportunity of having their work appraised, critiqued and judged by senior industry design professionals.  
https://i-dott.org/2022-surface-pattern-design-competition/
]]> 2023-02-16 12:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2484891998 Woolmark Performance Challenge. LIVE FROM FEB 23 https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2485370174 High profile and competitive specialist international competition to promote wool in a commercial and innovative sportswear/ performance context.
Lots of FREE excellent learning resources available if you register at https://www.woolmarkchallenge.com . You do not have to enter, you can just log in and use the resources!

Students can log on and register online now, then for updates - including brand partner updates, key dates, and deadlines - download the information pack: https://www.woolmarkchallenge.com/globalassets/woolmark-performance-challenge/dashboard/brief/wpc-2023-info-pack_en.pdf?utm_source=launch-edm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wpc6-launch



]]> 2023-02-16 18:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2485370174 SDC COMPETITION DEADLINE https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2490969171 Design Competition ‘Colour for Good, for Planet and People’.The closing date is 28th February.

The UK heats will be held online on one of the following dates in March - 8th, 15th, 22nd - depending on the number of entries we may hold more than one heat.

The brief embraces holistic approaches towards design by considering the full life of the product including its intended purpose and end of life.

Document Brief - https://sdc.org.uk/colour-competitions/sdc-international-design-competition-2022-23/]]> 2023-02-22 10:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2490969171 Bolt of Cloth Textile Design Award https://padlet.com/gspencercsa/elwbhn9m84m0o6xd/wish/2491035322 Dates: AUGUST 2023 DEADLINE - DETAILS TO FOLLOW
https://boltofcloth.com/pages/bolt-of-cloth-textile-design-award

It was set up in 2013 with the aim of supporting talented creatives to get their designs into the marketplace. The winning designs are digitally printed and made into cushion covers. Sold In-store & online with the designer receiving commission.

The next competition will run in 2023, with entries closing on the 31 August.  We'd love  you to enter:)  More details to come....

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