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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
New Guest Tutor Course Now Available
Today is a very exciting day as we have a new guest tutor’s course to bring you in the shape of the ‘Surreal Stitches with Mother Eagle‘ Course! I’m sure we dont need to tell you about Mother Eagle or the awesome work she produces, but on the off chance that she is someone you […]
KIMONO X KOMONO
Kawaii!!! (So cute!!!) Was that your first response after seeing these adorable miniature Japanese sushi? Well, it was certainly ours. This tiny tromploi are crafted by a mother-daughter duo who have spun traditional kimono silk fabric into small adorable objects. At the exhibition, there was even a table filled with beautiful and intricately made Japanese […]