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Monogramming Part 3 – The Nitty Gritty

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The final part of our Monogramming online class series is now out on the London Embroidery School Website. The most in depth look we have ever shared on monogramming, we get up close and personal with the letters. We will be working on a classic 8mm high monogram, the sort you may have seen used on shirts or handkerchieves. Talking you through the techniques and decisions we make, as we make them stitch by stitch, we encourage you to join us and stitch along so you can see and feel those choices too.

When you have made your purchase, the link and template will be sent to your email. In the four letters we will be stitching, we cover a lot of the common elements we see in the alphabet so you can apply your new knowledge to stitching out whatever you like. In this video we also talk about window mounting your item, to open up your embroidery onto pretty much anything you care to try to stitch on.

Thank you once again to those who bought the whole series in advance, it means alot to us and your video will be waiting for you in your inbox. If that isn’t you, it’s not too late to join the lettering party . There are no kits required for this class or series, we just make suggestions of things to use and alternatives that we hope you will already have access to at home so there is no reason to delay. You could be stitching along with us in a matter of minutes!

Items used:
Embroidery Hoop
Fabric (Denim, knit, sweatshirting or similar)
Embroidery Needle Sharps 10
Snips
Stiletto (optional)
Pencil (ideally mechanical)
Silver Gel Pen (option for darker fabrics )
Embroidery Stranded Cotton or similar
Tracing Paper
Printed Letter Template (Downloadable with purchase)
Pricker (option: needle/pin)
Felt Rubber (roll up felt strip or loose weave fabric pounce ‘bag’)
Pricker Board (option: bullion board or folded up fabric)
Pins

Let’s Take this to the Next Level

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After the success of the first part, we are building on our skills for the second part of the Monogramming Online Class Series. This time we will be introduced to the foundations of traditional monogramming in the form of stem, outline and satin stitch. We will get comfortable with using these stitches and changing from one to the other seamlessly.

Working on Denim, this style of monogramming uses some of the foundation elements of classical monogramming, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously. We will work on a playful 15mm high, 2 letter monogram together; discussing angles, changing between the stitches and how to approach the letters. Showing you these stitches from several view points, from the front and back, we hope to give you a well rounded view of how to get the most out of your stitches.

Once again, there is no kit for this class, we will just be advising what you can use, a lot of which we hope you will already have at home. Where possible we offer alternatives to get you started and equipment you might like to purchase can be obtained from our website so you can just buy what you need.

The final part of this series will become available to purchase from the London Embroidery School Website from next Friday. In which we will look at smaller, serif style monogramming, the kind you might find on shirts or handkerchieves.

With that in mind, get practising on this next section and I’m sure we’ll see you again next week.

May’s Student Of the Month

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Confession! We have been slacking, we got so caught up in the online classes we forgot about student of the month!

We are here to rectify that as we are delighted to annouce that May’s Student of the Month is….. @valbotham !

 

She has been very busy, getting involved in a whole host of the online classes we have recently shared to stunning results.

Blooming Peony By Val Botham

Her instagram is filled withlots of things she has made so you can see this is a lady of many talents demonstrated in her versitility, switching between skills easily.

Organdie Rose by Val Botham

Pretty impressive, I’m sure you will agree!

Valentino Rose by Val Botham

If you would like to be the June’s #studentofthemonth, use the hashtag #londonembroideryschool or tag us when sharing your photos from your London Embroidery School class or the things you have gone onto make following one of our class.

All Images courtesy of @valbotham

The Introduction to Embroidery Online Class Series is Complete

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Introduction to Embroidery Online Class Series is complete as Part 3 is now out! If you purchased all the Introduction to Embroidery Parts together, then Part 3 is now waiting for you in your inbox. Otherwise it is now ready to purchase from the London Embroidery School Website– Online Classes Section.

In this last section, we will try some more advanced stitches, starting with the very luxurious satin stitch, both in parallel and turning. We learn to make plush little flowers in the form of wheel stitch and have a few chain stitches, french knots and styling our dangling root threads thrown in there just for good measure.

At the end of this class, your design will be ready to reframe and display so you can enjoy the fruits of your labour.

If you havent yet begun with the introduction to embroidery series, you can get all the parts and the kit in one transaction from the online classes section of our website, or if your starting to plan what you might like to work on next with your newly fledged embroidery skills, you know where we are…

 

You’ve been asking for it and we have heard you!

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You’ve been asking for it, and we have been listening so today we are announcing a new online series dedicated to the Art of Monogramming! Even more excitingly as a thank-you for your seemly endless support which we have been absolutely overwhelmed by over the past few months, the first part of this series will be free!

Monogramming is a very technical area of embroidery and so for the first part, we will be taking it right back to basics and hopefully, taking away any complexity barrier that might stop you from getting started.

During this complimentary class we will encourage you to start with things you are likely to already have at home. Therefore there are no kits required for this class or indeed the rest of the series, we will just make suggestions on how you can go about approaching this way of working.

Classes 2 and 3 will build on your newly kindled interest in embroidered lettering, going into more classic styles as you build up skills.  These will become available to purchase from the London Embroidery School Website on the two following Fridays. Although these classes are a series, each part will focus on a particular approach to lettering and so can also be enjoyed as a stand alone.

 

The only thing you need to decide now, is what you want to embroider on first?

Introduction to Embroidery Online Class Part 2 Now Out

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Introduction to Embroidery: Part 2 is now out! If you purchased all the Introduction to Embroidery Parts together, then Part 2 is now waiting for you in your inbox. Otherwise it is now ready to purchase from the London Embroidery School Website– Online Classes Section.

In this part we move on from your line stitches and focus more on texture featuring chain stitch, sequins and beads, split stitch and french knots, working on the Lily and Pomegranate heads. There is lots of stitching to do in this part, building your confidence for the slightly more tricky stitches coming in Part 3 next week.


Head over to our website to get cracking on the new part, or if you haven’t started the series yet; what are you waiting for?

These kits have been selling like hot cakes so if you want to get started on your stitching skills, don’t miss out!