Sally Yates

Technical Sustainability Champion for this area, awarded community engagement and committed to educating for a sustainable future. The Printed Textile & Dye workshop at Loughborough is one of the first Creative Arts workshops in the UK to earn the LEAF Bronze certification.

Sally has extensive knowledge of printing and dyeing a wide range of fabrics, yarns and materials using acid, direct, procion disperse dyes, pigments, subilmmation, discharge and Indigo printing techniques. Knowledge of Natural dyes /extract for colouring and printing of fabrics & yarns, developing and driving colouration and printing methods that are better for the environment.
Expertise in setting designs into repeat to produce bespoke printed lengths of fabric and layered, registered prints. Production surface qualities such as devore and flock. Teaching involves the delivery of a comprehensive induction programme to textile students and specialist workshops with the emphasis being on quality, creativity, innovation and sustainable practice, ensuring students acquire a high level of technical skills.

Sally has experience in dyeing fabric ranges for industry and producing printed fabric for fashion, interiors and wall papers.

• SAB621 Materials, Process and Conceptual Application
• SAB622 Sampling and Textile Manufacture
• SAC631 Process and innovation
• SAC632 Final project

Hub responsibilities also involve technical assistance required by PGT PGR and a supporting role for research activity and enterprise.