Textiles – Bath Spa University

Join the designers and innovators of the future. Our textile and design courses provide you with the tools you need for an innovative and wide-ranging career.

Courses

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#5 in the UK

for Graduate Prospects in Fashion and Textiles (Guardian University Guide 2025)

#1 in South West

for Graduate Prospects in Fashion and Textiles (Guardian University Guide 2025)

#2 in South West

for Graduate Prospects – On Track in Art and Design (Complete University Guide 2025)

#2 in South West

for Continuation in Art and Design (Complete University Guide 2025)

Find out more at one of our Open Days

At our Open Days you’ll be able to explore the range of courses on offer, chat with academic staff and learn more about life at Bath Spa. We can't wait to see you there!

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Our textiles community

Joshua Williams

Kirsty Bennetta

Anna Gravelle

Frances Turner

Rachael Howard

Andrew Richards

Sarah Wilkinson

Emma Askew-Miller

Gaby Durnford

Young In Hong

Specialist equipment

You’ll have access to:

Traditional textile screen printing for fabric and wallpapers
Fabric and yarn dye range
Embroidery machines
Knit machines
Laser cutter
Mimaki Sublimation Printer

Explore our facilities

Prepare for your career

Our textile graduates have gone on to work with such companies as Liberty, The White Company, Bay & Brown, Lyle & Scott, Keeler Gordon, Debenhams, G.M Syntex, Relish Clothing, IVO Prints, Selfridges, Boden, Joules, Marks and Spencer's, Hand and Lock, Hallmark and Anthropologie.

Careers

Talented students

Our textile students and graduates enter competitions (and win them). Previous wins have included the Sanderson Award at New Designers and Festival of Quilts Award.

Why Bath Spa?