Heriot-Watt University School of Textiles and Design

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We are one of the UK's leading Schools of Design and Textiles with 650 students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We're always interested to hear what you think about the School. Whether you're a student here, an alumnus or are considering coming to the School, please feel free to leave us your comments, email us or check out our wall for what's going on at the school.

We're all set up at for which is running over today and tomorrow, 10am to 5pm. Staff at the School of Textiles and D...
29/05/2026

We're all set up at for which is running over today and tomorrow, 10am to 5pm. Staff at the School of Textiles and Design have been working collaboratively in response to this year's festival theme, celebrating Bernat Klein. The exhibition is part of the festival events.

Back on campus it's the last few days of the Degree Show with our Community Day: Colours of Connection on today from 12-4pm.

We're thrilled that was selected by for their Presenting Talent of Tomorrow feature with , which gives a first impres...
28/05/2026

We're thrilled that was selected by for their Presenting Talent of Tomorrow feature with , which gives a first impression of what's in store for Graduate Fashion Week 2026.

Lily's Fashion honours project "Behind the Curtain", which takes inspiration from 19th century sideshows, is on display at the Heriot-Watt Degree Show 2026 until Saturday 30 May 🎪

27/05/2026

Meet Lif Bailey, a Fashion Branding and Promotion Student featured in our 2026 Degree Show.
Lif’s project ‘Tartan through Time’ explores the influences of tartan and encourages an increased appreciation for tartan through education and connection building.

‘Tartan through Time’ is currently on display along side many other incredible graduate projects at our 2026 Degree Show, open until the 30th of May 💙

20/05/2026

COLOURS OF CONNECTION
We invite you to join in on our community day, Friday 29th May, 12-4pm, for a drop in! We will be creating a collage inspired by Bernat Klein. You can also take in the Degree Show! Visit the High Mill, in Galashiels.

Make your mark, share the colour!

19/05/2026

We were excited to welcome STV for a preview of our 2026 Degree Show where Fashion Technology student Farah Conn showcased her collection ‘Little Waves’ 🌊

Little Waves is an inclusive range of children’s clothing, designed for children with autism. The designs take into consideration the sensory and practical challenges that many children with autism face and includes features that aim to improve their relationship with clothing.
Farah’s work will be on display alongside our other talented graduates at the 2026 Degree Show from the 23rd-30th of May 💛

12/05/2026

Our Degree Show kicks off next week!
Take a sneak peak at Megan’s honours project ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’, a collection of woven interior fabrics designed to promote mental health awareness in the game keeping community.
Megan’s work will be on display, alongside many other talented students across our fashion, textiles and design programmes, at the 2026 Degree Show from the 23-30 May at the Scottish Borders Campus.

Visit the link in bio for more details 🌟

Discover the year's talented graduates across our fashion, textiles and design programmes, as they exhibit their innovat...
07/05/2026

Discover the year's talented graduates across our fashion, textiles and design programmes, as they exhibit their innovative final projects which explore the versatility of design and address global challenges with sustainable solutions.

Free admission
Open to the public 23 - 30 May
Community Day 29 May

Visit the link in bio for more details ✨

Making Summer plans over a picnic, with our PGT students. Not a bad backdrop for a brainstorm! Any recommendations?
06/05/2026

Making Summer plans over a picnic, with our PGT students. Not a bad backdrop for a brainstorm! Any recommendations?

This week, our first-year Interior Architecture students explored Galashiels with the Tweed Valley Blogger, uncovering t...
04/02/2026

This week, our first-year Interior Architecture students explored Galashiels with the Tweed Valley Blogger, uncovering the town’s architectural and textile heritage.

From the iconic High Mill, onto Gala Fairydean to St Paul’s Church, Lucy Sanderson Way, Old Gala House and the Great Tapestry of Scotland, they discovered the rich layers of Galashiels’ built history.



We are in the midst of our 4-week Fashion Sketching course with the wonderfully talented local artist, Jules Bradbury O...
04/02/2026

We are in the midst of our 4-week Fashion Sketching course with the wonderfully talented local artist, Jules Bradbury

Our students are exploring the principles of mark making, developing their creativity and technical skills as part of the student experience at SOTD.

We travelled to Shetland at the weekend to take part in Wool Week, hosted by Jamieson & Smith, the Woolbrokers. Earlier ...
03/10/2025

We travelled to Shetland at the weekend to take part in Wool Week, hosted by Jamieson & Smith, the Woolbrokers. Earlier this year, our 3rd year textile students collaborated with the Shetland based company to produce contemporary textile collections, celebrating wool and using Shetland wool, sponsored by J & S.

The overall winner of this collaboration, Megan Beattie (now in her final year), was invited up to Shetland to participate in the events and activities of Wool Week, learning about wool, fleece and the 'Shetland Ways'. A selection of work from this project is also exhibited at Shetland Museum to be enjoyed by the many visitors to this beautiful part of the world...

Student work includes:
Megan Beattie
Adele Gillespie
Jude Malone
Shona Cook
Grace Nicoll
Grace Holden

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Nether Road
Galashiels
TD13HE

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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