London Embroidery School is thrilled to announce a brand new class! Introduction to Embroidery, is the perfect class for beginners, for those of you who haven’t had any embroidery experience before, and would love to give it a go. The class will take you through all the basics, from how to correctly frame up your […]
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Hattie McGill Designer in Focus
Are you familiar with the movie Murder on the Orient Express? Did you marvel at the astounding visuals? We know, we did! We loved the set, the alluring cinematic feel, and most importantly the characters who were dressed impeccably. We are proud to be have Hattie McGill, who was involved in making some of the […]
Ami Waring: Garden Celebration
We are pleased to say our Freelance Embroider, Ami Waring, has her award winning garment on show at The Garden Museum, London. Ami’s finished garment is on display alongside unseen process pictures, explanations of the stages, the photoshoot and her inspiration for the project. The garment itself is sensational with hundreds of hours […]
Learn something new this Easter
This weekend we have a few spaces left on our Tambour weekend workshop. This is a beginners class, you will learn the basics of this couture technique. How to use the tambour hook. How to apply beads Finally how to apply sequins The class will take place in a Fitzrovia studio on Saturday […]
Egyptian Goldwork
A very exciting class is happening this weekend at London Embroidery School. A new beginners goldwork class! Working on a Queen Nefertiti design, you will learn how to transfer the design onto fabric using the traditional ‘prick and pounce’ technique. Then the fun really begins, using different gold threads and padding techniques. you will learn […]
Show us what you got!
Here at London Embroidery School we LOVE to see our students work! From our classes and especially what you go on to create after! Beautiful tambour beading with feathers sample created by a customer during a private tuition class! #embroidery #stitching #embellishment #tambour #tambourembroidery #tambourbeading #feathers #londonembroideryschool #sample #privatetuition #class #hautecouture #boomerang #beautiful #beading A […]
Designer In Focus – Hannah Mansfeild
This weeks designer focus is Hannah Mansfield, also known as The Perpetual Maker over on Instagram. Hannah is a freelance fashion embroider from Bristol. After graduating with a degree in textile design, Hannah has gone on to create and explore the world of tambour and goldwork,this exploration also has recently awarded her with 3rd prize […]
Go for Gold
Next month at London Embroidery school our 5 day Goldwork class is returning! More goldwork ❤️❤️❤️ #embroidery #goldwork #londonembroideryschool A post shared by Eli González (@eliestela) on Nov 23, 2017 at 3:39am PST Over the last year we have seen some incredible work come from students who have taken the class, its very exciting to […]
From Sketch to Stitch
Machine and hand embroidery is an area that I have always been looking at exploring a lot further when it comes to idea sampling. So when I had to create a range of samples for a project this was a perfect opportunity. I had recently attended a silk shading weekend class with the lovely Sonja […]
February at the London Embroidery
Here is what is coming up this month: Starting Wednesday 7th Feb: Beginners Goldwork Evening Course Saturday 10th Feb: Beginners Silk Shading Weekend Workshop Saturday 24th Feb: Beginners Tambour Weekend Workshop Join us to learn some of these specialist skills and see what beautiful things you can make using them. Follow the links for […]