We may have seemed a little quiet of recent, but it is only because we have been beavering away on this lovely new set of classes to bring you for this summer. The Goldwork Letters Weekend Classes offer a new outcome to the way you learn goldwork by splitting them into 4 managable bites. At […]
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Emma Kunz – Visionary Drawings Exhibition Visit
With this being the first display of Emma Kunz (1892-1963) in the UK, I was initially unsure of what to expect. Born in Switzerland, Kunz had never received a formal art education as well as never having exhibited in her lifetime. She primarily considered herself a healer and researcher of nature, however now she is […]
Pro Tips: Pounce Rubbing
One of the big questions when it comes to stepping up from prepared embroidery kits to your own designs is how to transfer the design onto your fabric effectively. There are lots of items out there to try for various approaches which have their pros and cons, however our prefered method is the old school […]
New Quantity for Coloured Check
You asked and we listened, we are happy to announce that we now stock all of our coloured check bullion in 10g bags! All of these are available for £3.80 per 10g so fill your boots because with these jazzy colours, they wont last long.
Pro Tips: Pricking a Design
Prick and Pounce as a method of transfering a design onto your cloth is a great way to get an accurate draft to work from. Much of the embroidery process is about the preparation of your materials and design, as if your preparations are not right the final piece will never be that great no […]
March’s Student of the Month
This month, our student of the month is @simplythethreads who shared with us her progress from the Silk Shading Day Class- Beginners she took a couple of weeks ago. Email us for your discount code so we can see again soon at another class we hope! Ali’s instagram (simplythethreads) seems to a pretty new so […]