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UKFT MADE IT student gains production experience at Bristol Weaving Mill

02/09/2021

Hannah Bentley (@hannahbentley_art), a second year student on the BA (Hons) Textile Design Course at the Winchester School of Art, completed a production internship at Bristol Weaving Mill.

In this short film below, we hear from Juliet Bailey, a co-director at Dash & Miller and the Bristol Weaving Mill, why good quality work experience is a great to start to entering the industry and from Hannah about what she enjoyed about her placement.

The Bristol Weaving Mill is a micro-mill based in the heart of Bristol UK which specialises in the design, sampling, and manufacture of woven fabrics and soft accessories.

MADE IT Bristol Weaving Mill

UKFT’s MADE IT scheme offers selected fashion and textile design students the opportunity of a two-month paid internships in UK production environments to provide real-life manufacturing and sourcing experience in the UK fashion and textile industry.

MADE IT Bristol Weaving Mill

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MADE IT Bristol Weaving Mill

Read more about the MADE IT project here