Regenerative Fashion & Fibre Arts Designer

Overview

This pathway equips you to design and produce textiles, garments, and fibre arts that regenerate rather than deplete — integrating ethical production, heritage craft, sustainable materials, and circular economy models. You will learn how to work with both traditional skills and innovative textile technologies to create pieces that carry cultural value and meet the growing demand for responsible fashion. From limited-run collections to community fibre arts projects, your practice will serve as both a creative enterprise and an agent of environmental stewardship.

Why Choose This Pathway?

• High-growth sector: Sustainable and ethical fashion is one of the fastest-growing global markets.
• Cultural relevance: Preserve and adapt heritage techniques to contemporary design.
• Circular economy ready: Apply waste-reduction, repair, and reuse principles.
• Enterprise potential: Build a personal brand or launch a regenerative fashion label.

What You Will Learn

• Fundamentals of sustainable design and regenerative textile practices
• Application of heritage crafts such as weaving, embroidery, dyeing, felting, and knitting
• Ethical sourcing and use of natural, recycled, and deadstock fibres
• Integrating innovation: bio-fabrication, low-impact dye technologies, 3D knit and print
• Circular economy strategies: repair, remanufacture, and upcycling
• Business models for small-scale, high-value, ethical production
• Community engagement through workshops, collaborations, and public projects

Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

1. Design and produce fashion and textile works using sustainable and ethical practices.

2. Apply heritage and contemporary techniques to create high-value, culturally relevant work.

3. Develop regenerative production models that reduce waste and environmental harm.

4. Build a market-ready brand or business that aligns with global sustainability trends.

5. Lead collaborative fibre arts projects in community, educational, and industry settings.

Career Pathways

• Sustainable fashion and textile designer for independent labels, ethical brands, or your own enterprise
• Fibre artist for public art, installations, and heritage projects
• Product developer for ethical manufacturing or design houses
• Educator or workshop facilitator in schools, TAFEs, or community programs
• Consultant in sustainable sourcing, supply chain, and circular economy integration
• Artist-in-residence for cultural institutions or environmental programs

Program Format

Duration: 10 months, part-time

Mode: Online and in-person learning

Assessment: Project work and portfolio submission

Certification: : Graduates receive the Certified Creative Practitioner™ credential from the Creative Women’s Authority™

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have:

• An interest in fashion, textiles, or fibre arts (no formal training required)
• A commitment to sustainability, heritage skills, and cultural integrity
• Willingness to engage in both creative design and practical production
• English proficiency suitable for professional practice