Fashion, Textiles and Footwear BA Welcome Pack
Welcome to Fashion, Textiles and Footwear BA – September 2026.
Welcome to the University of Northampton, BA (Hons) Fashion, Textiles and Footwear course. Here you start your exciting journey into the fashion world, and we can’t wait to get to know you and get started!
This welcome pack gives you access to an online session before we start, to answer any questions you may have. It will also give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with your course leader before arriving for welcome week.
Our Fashion, Textiles and Footwear degree provides rigorous depth of knowledge and industry-relevant skills at each level of the programme, enabling you to explore and advance both your theoretical understanding of fashion design and technical skills to support realisation. With access to specialist workshops, supported by expert academic and technical staff you will develop skills in both traditional and digital technologies making you prepared for the industry of the future.
We like to communicate and showcase what our students are doing so you can find out more about the course and begin to network with our existing students by following our course Instagram page @fashionuon
Your Course Leader
Emmeline Child
Senior Lecturer in Fashion, Textiles and Footwear
emmeline.child@northampton.ac.uk
I will be your PAT (Personal Academic Tutor) for the first year and will support you with settling into University life. I will have weekly drop-in sessions as well as be contactable via email to support you with both your academic and pastoral needs.
Additional staff
- Phil Bott, Technical Demonstrator, Textiles
- Ela Crouch, Senior Lecturer
- Caroline Lloyd, Senior Lecturer
- Lesley Lewis, Technical Demonstrator, Fashion
- Jane Mills, Senior Lecturer
Welcome and Induction Session
This is your induction timetable with an online session on Wednesday 14 September. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact induction organiser, Emmeline Child: Emmeline.child@northampton.ac.uk
Monday 14 September
Session: Welcome & Hello!
- Time: 1 – 1:30pm (BST)
- Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/3afc4cb72cb545e59863bdc44724d8e5
Monday 21 September
Session: Welcome & introduction to the team
- Time: 11am – 1pm (BST)
- Location: CH201, Second Floor, Creative Hub, Waterside campus
Session: Library Tour
- Time: 2 – 3pm (BST)
- Location: CH201, Second Floor, Creative Hub, Waterside campus
Tuesday 22 September
Session: Overview of the Course, Meet your Class Team, and information about the London trip later in the week
- Time: 10am – 12:30pm (BST)
- Location: CH201, Second Floor, Creative Hub, Waterside campus
Session: Meet the University Leadership Team (ULT) & SU
- Time: 12:30 – 1pm (BST)
- Location: CH201, Second Floor, Creative Hub, Waterside campus
Session: A tour of the Footwear Museum
- Time: 2 – 3:30pm (BST)
- Location: CH201, Second Floor, Creative Hub, Waterside campus
Wednesday 23 September
Session: London trip (all day)
- Time: pick up at 8:45am (BST)
- Location: meet outside the front of Senate, Waterside campus
Equipment
Drawing sessions will be scheduled as part of the teaching and workshops, and we have supplied a list of suggested materials to help guide you.
Suggested Materials and Equipment
- Pens, pencils, and paint brushes varying sizes.
- Pencils – A range of pencils, hard and soft versions, HB, good for defined lines however the softer pencils 2B, 3B upwards are good for getting a good fluid but energetic line.
- Pencil Sharpener – very important, to allow you to get the very best out of your pencil; a sharp pencil creates strong marks, creating depth and texture, essential for interesting mark making when illustrating for fashion.
- Black Fine liner – A real variety on the marketplace, experiment and find a brand of fine liner which is good developing your personal style. It is worth buying a range of pens with a variety of sizes of nibs.
- A3 Marker Pad – A more expensive version of the layout pad, the paper has a more refined finish, which allows marker pen to be added to developmental sketch work. Most brands will have a version; marker pads can vary in price.
