Design Handmade Accessories
Course details
About the course
This course guides students through the creative process of designing and constructing handmade accessories from scratch. Participants will follow the principles of the slow fashion movement to explore idea development, fabric selection, and handmade construction techniques to bring their original designs to life.
With a focus on sustainable fashion, highlighting craftsmanship and personal expression, the workshop encourages experimentation with shapes, textures, and finishes, resulting in unique, handcrafted pieces.
Students will be encouraged to work with a range of materials to reimagine their textiles through methods such as applique, shibori, fabric manipulation, and surface embellishment.
Note: This course requires students to supply their own discarded clothing, preloved fabrics or fabric offcuts.
Entry requirements
You must be 16 years old or over and not attending high school.
*This course is not available to international students.
About the provider
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is the largest tertiary provider in the Bay of Plenty and the third largest institute of technology in New Zealand. We are home to more than 14,000 students, more than 1,000 staff, and we offer more than 150 study options ranging from certificate to post-graduate level.