So you’ve put your name into the hat to win one of our copies of ‘Threads of Life’ by Clare Hunter from Day 1, of course you have, who wouldn’t want to win one! ‘How are you going to follow this up?’ I hear you ask. Well, let me tell you, on Day 2 of […]
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June’s Student of the Month
With June now finished, we can announce that our student of the month is @artecarova_bordacarova who shared this wonderful close up shot of her work from her Tambour Intermediate Evening Course. Email us for your discount code so we can see again soon at another class we hope! Carola’s instagram is a real celebraation of […]
Night & Day:1930’s Fashion and Photography Exhibition
Beautiful sequined gown, early to mid-1930s. Sequins became popular in the 1920s, inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. (1922) The 1930s followed the decade of the roaring 20’s, with the Wall Street crash in 1929, the years that followed saw a great deal of change for Britain and America. With the 1930s, came the […]
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Runway through the years #Dior #runway #couture A post shared by Tasha Searls-Punter (@tashasearlspunter) on Dec 21, 2017 at 3:44am PST Every now and then, there is an exhibition that we feel we just have to see, and usually one holds out until it (hopefully) comes to London. However the risk of missing out on […]
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 […]