Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Should you Study Fashion at Northumbria University, Newcastle? | Tour Northumbria University's Fashion Facilities | Industry-Standard Equipment & Studios

Thinking about studying a fashion related degree at university? See some of the facilities available at Northumbria University in Newcastle. This tour shows equipment and workshops that may be accessible to fashion students, subject to course requirements, timetabling and booking availability.

Facilities on campus include:
- Main sewing room with industrial machines for garment construction
- Knitwear workshop for textile design and knitting
- Fully stocked haberdashery for pattern cutting and materials
- Print room for textile printing and surface design
- Professional fashion photography studio
- Materials lab for fabric testing and innovation
- FibER Hub - our sustainable textiles research centre
- Fashion archive with historical garment collection
- Laser cutting bureau for precision pattern work
- Fashion engineering lab

Expert technicians are available across workshops, with access and support varying depending on individual course requirements and student needs.

School of Design, Arts, and Creative Industries northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-schools/school-of-design-arts-and-creative-industries
Northumbria University Website: northumbria.ac.uk
Book an Open Day: northumbria.ac.uk/ugopenday
Find Your Course at Northumbria: northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria

Facilities featured are correct as of date of filming and access to facilities may vary depending on your course.

0:00 Intro
0:12 Haberdashery
0:22 Print Room
0:36 Sewing Room
0:46 Knitwear Workshop
1:02 Fashion Archive
1:12 Photographic Studio
1:20 The FibER Hub
1:30 Materials Lab and Fashion Engineering Lab
1:47 Laser Cutting Bureau
2:04 Closing