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Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Idea

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Monogram, monogramming, lettering, stitch, stitching, embroidery, textiles, tie, black tie, accessories
Tie Lining Monogram Example

With all that’s been going on has Father’s Day crept up on you?
Does your Dad like making or fixing things?
We’ve got a gift idea you might not have considered… One of our Online Classes.

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Goldwork Letter 2 Online Class- Couching and Pearle Purl

Now hear me out- I know you are thinking…
”But you’re embroidery school- I don’t think my Dad would enjoy that’’
However there is such a variety in embroidery that we think we have something for anyone, as we believe sewing skills are for everyone.

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Darning Repairs Online Class Visible Repair

What about the darning class if yours is a practical Dad that likes to fix things but hasn’t yet extended that to his own jeans?

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Darning Repairs Online Class

Or the Monogramming Class series for swarve Dads that would get a great sense of satisfaction from being able to add a little personalised touch to their sense of style.
Find these amongst the many other classes we offer online and get your Dad a new skill for Father’s Day that he could use for years to come.

Monogram, Monogramming, Embroidery, Sewing, thread, Online Class, Green Lettering, Lettering
Monogramming Online Class Part 3 Serif

Make it Extra Special This Father’s Day

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With Father’s day falling on the 20th June this year, you still have a little time to work on adding a small personalisation to his gift with our Monogramming Online Classes.

Monogram, Monogramming, Embroidery, Sewing, thread, Online Class, Green Lettering, Lettering
Monogramming Online Class Part 3 ABCD Green Design In Progress Hand

What’s more, you could start working on a piece for him today as the monogramming online classes are delivered to you by email following your purchase so there’s no need to wait for a kit to come.

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Tie Monogram

Here are a few ideas on items you might like to work on and make extra special for your Dad, this Father’s Day with the London Embroidery School.

Shirt Monogram

May’s Student of the Month Winner

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May is gone, summer has arrived and with it we have our new student of the month…@paws_and_thread

@Paws_and_thread has been furthering her already rich embroidery repetoir with our Beaded Coral Online Class and Kit

”Really enjoyed starting this beaded coral course with @londonembschool , best way to start the bank holiday!”

Silk shading on T-shirt (design by @trishburrembroidery)

Having a look through her instagram, you can see that the passion for embroidery is very much present we lovely silk shading works on show and a willingness to try out all the techniques. We’re delighted to be part of the mix and hope to see more from this promising embroiderer.

Do have a look at her instagram page to see for yourself.  If you would like to be the next #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 classes.

 

 

Tambour Embroidery Learning (design by @ateliersaintclaire)

All Images courtesy of @paws_and_thread

Turtle Power!

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A hugely underrated technique, the newest class to the London Embroidery School is the Shadow Work Online Class. Starring a gorgeous turtle artwork, we will be teaching you the principals to one of the lightest, most delicate embroidery styles.

 

Shadow work is a style of white work embroidery, but we will be using just a hint of colour to show it off to its best effect. Featuring back stitch, chain stitch, herringbone stitch, pin stitch, feather stitch and applique; we will demonstrate how to work on the sheerist of fabrics where everything is on display. At the end of the class, you will be left with your turtle design which can be admired from both sides and decide which one you love the most.

Available with a mini kit for materials, deluxe kit for equipment too or class only if you want to start straight away.

Introduction to Embroidery

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New and wannabe embroiderers, this online class is just for you.

This class series will will be in 3 parts during which you will join us working on the Lily design together, stitch for stitch. We will introduce you to 8 classic techniques, countless approaches and getting you into some excellent stitching habits that will set you up for a great foundation as you build on your new skills.

Kits are available to go along with this class, you can select from the Deluxe kit for all the materials and equipment you will need to complete this piece, or the Mini kit which just includes the materials (see kits section to make your selection).

Each class video is approximately an hour long, and you should expect it to take between 5-8 hours to complete the stitches in each part of the series.

When you have made your purchase, the link will be sent to your email and kits through the post. You can use the video as many times as you like, watch, rewatch, rewind and pause us as you please.

Want to see what all the fuss is about first? Watch the video below to see a taster version of the class.

If you don’t already, follow us on Instagram: @londonembschool , Facebook: London Embroidery School and join our email mailing list to stay in the know!

Have fun, stay safe, keep making beautiful things.

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Ombre Chiffon Rose Kits

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Our community seems to have loved the easy to make Chiffon Roses Online Class since its launch last year, so we thought it deserved some extra love for 2021. We now offer an Ombre Chiffon Rose Mini Kit option which adds an element of softly blended colour to these fabric embellishments.

Each kit still contains 3 pieces of chiffon, to make 3 roses with. Thanks to the ombre fabric, each piece of fabric blends from one colour into the next with all three being different from one another and making for a beautiful pastel palette. Once made up into the roses, the colours merge into one another seamlessly adding definition and interest to your piece.

Follow the link here to choose your mini kit and chiffon rose online class and start making your chiffon roses.

They look so pretty even before you get started!

What could you learn for £20? (or less!)

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Tambour Beading Online Class Part 1
What could you learn for £20 or less with the London Embroidery School?
We want to make embroidery more accessible to more of you enthusiastic people. Firstly by taking our classes online so our community is not longer limited by their proximity or ability to get to London. Secondly, with the price. Whereever possible we try to make our classes attainable so we thought we would give you a little run down of the classes we think are the best bang for your buck.
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Lace Jewellery Online Class – Leaves Design In Hand
There are so many options to choose from, but here are just a few to tickle your fancy:

Valentino Roses- £0
Lace Jewellery and Mini Kit- £5
Darning Online Class- £10
Tambour Beading Online Class Part 1- £10

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Darning Repairs Online Class
Follow the links to start learning a new embroidery technique today.

April’s Student of the Month…

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There were some great entries last month but as always, we have to pick a winner so April’s student of the month is…@risa.loves.creativity

@risa.loves.creativity took our Introduction to Embroidery Lily and Pomegrante Design for her first foray into needlework, a marvelous choice if we do say so ourselves!

”Great first lesson! Being able pause, rewind and rewatch made this very easy to follow. Really had fun, even if I couldn’t see the green stem lines very well 🙈 looking forward to the next lesson.”

Always great to get as you think it feed back! As you can see from the photo above, she’s made some wonderful progress and her stitches are looking super smart. Something tells us this is only the beginning of Risa and her needlework…

 

Do have a look at her instagram page if you would enjoy seeing more of her other creative explorations such as painting and calligraphy. If you would like to be the next #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 classes.

All Images courtesy of @risa.loves.creativity

Beaded Coral Class Part 2 is Live

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As promised, today we have released the second part of our stunning Beaded Coral Online class. We have been blown away by the response and are so pleased to see you all seem to love it as much as we do. If you haven’t got involved yet, don’t delay as the kits are selling quickly and whilst we will work to restock them, we don’t want to keep you waiting. If you bought a bundle on the release then you will have had the second class delivered to your email address already.

We are most excited to see what you go onto do with these 3D beading techniques once learnt as I’m sure you will agree, there is so much that can be done with these unusual and eye catching approaches.

Find the Classes, kit and combination bundle options exclusively on the London Embroidery School website and join our stitching community by making something beautiful with us from where ever in the world you are.