These pointy tweezers might look a bit frightening (and they are if you accidentally catch yourself with them) but they are very handy for all sorts of projects. They come with a little cover over the points to protect the ends as well as you! For goldwork they can be great for getting down in-between […]
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Silk Shading devlopment by former intern, Charlotte Pearson Some of you may know that the London Embroidery School is the sister company of the bespoke embroidery company, Hawthorne & Heaney who work in the same studio during the week where the school usually takes place on the weekends and in the evenings. Together, the London […]
Pro Tips: Quick Knots
At some point, most people have seen someone who sews regularly or professionally knot their thread, and it is loose and then ‘tad-dah’, like a flash it has a tiny perfect knot in the end of their thread. They used magic right? No, this knotted sorcery is actually just a clever little wrap and roll, […]
Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up – Exhibition Visit
The exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up is currently at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and we recently took the chance to visit. This unique show gives a detailed overview of Kahlo’s life: her family and heritage; her politics; her relationship with mural painter Diego Rivera; the near-fatal accident that caused her a […]
Pro Tips: Changing your Tambour Hook
When you purchase a tambour hook and handle from the London Embroidery School, it comes ‘loaded’ with a medium weight hook already in it. However this may not be the best hook to use from your particular project. Like with needles, there are several sizes to choose from so for the best results you should […]
Pro Tips: Wrapping your frame
10” Table Clamp Frame When you are purchasing your embroidery equipment, there is often a lot of emphasis put on the exciting and more unusual looking tools like the tambour hooks and stilettos (see the specialist equipment section if you are not sure what these are). However, your trusty frame is just as important if […]
A new design and day to learn Silk Shading
On Friday 5th October, we have a new silk shading course taking place where we will be working on this gorgeous honeysuckle design. This technique, sometimes known as ‘painting in stitches’ allows you to create fades and colour changes through the body of the embroidery by working with multiple threads. This is particularly useful for […]
Limerick Lace Fills
The limerick lace class can be considered to be one of the more technically challenging needlework classes we run as the designs are created using the structure of the tuelle itself and the fills can be very complicated. During the class we introduce you to how to create the outlines used for this technique and […]
New Classes coming up in August
We have a whole host of brand new courses avaialble this August for you to try something different and take your stitching knowledge into a different technique. With various skill level classes available, there is something to suit anyone who fancies taking up the needle. The ‘Introduction to Embroidery Class’ does what is says on […]
Lace Jewellery Class
On last Wednesday we had our DIY make your own gifts: Lace Jewellery class. In this class the students work onto the freestanding pieces of lace, embroidering through the lace itself and learning how to work ‘invisibly’ so as not to upset the asthetic of the lace itself with the embroidery additions. The students made […]