Seminar and tour lead, Caroline Ash, was kept busy throughout the week, commencing 23rd February, with three visiting groups wanting to learn directly from the factory floor.
Caroline said: “We kicked off the week with London College of Fashion (LCF) students studying an MA in Global Fashion Retailing. The seminar was a hit – we dived into how tech is reshaping the industry, and they were blown away by Style3D and our cutting-edge knitwear technology. They loved seeing firsthand how these innovations are streamlining production and pushing sustainability boundaries.
“Next up, we welcomed Ravensbourne University students wrapping up their first module on product development. The main goal was to get a factory perspective on the garment lifecycle, so we spent a good chunk of time on the factory tour, exploring the tech that factories use. They learned loads, and it really brought their current studies to life – great to see it all click into place for them.
“We wrapped up the week with a high school group from China who spoke very little English. We focused on the factory tour, and I managed to make myself understood somehow – ended up using a lot of gestures and smiles! Still, they seemed to get a lot out of it.”
Feedback was extremely positive and enthusiastic, and included…
London College of Fashion:
“I learnt about the supply chain All very good I feel enlightened from the seminar.”
“I learnt a lot about manufacturing and design / production process. Also about sourcing. Grateful for the opportunity, thank you so much.”
“10 out of 10, very informative, the entire manufacturing process and to know about industry standards, especially with AI and tech usage.”
Ravensbourne:
“I have learnt the whole process of production and got very important information about the buying module.”
“I found out the process of how garments are made in person and how important all these steps are, and the process of even one thing going wrong and how that effects the process, such as the broken needle procedure.”
“I have learnt many important things from the seminar which will help with my future goals and my university work as well. I gained a lot of knowledge from this seminar.”
“I have learnt the entire process of producing a single garment, supply procedures and future developments.”
High School from China:
“I learnt how the clothes factory works which is just very different from what I had expected. The guide and the explanation is organised and considered.”
“I now know how to make clothes and I loved the AI.”
“I learned how clothes can be recycled. It was very good.”
“I learned how we can use wasted resources to make new products. I liked the factory and the atmosphere.”
