London Embroidery School

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Online Classes Anniversary Giveaway

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Well, can you believe it?! It’s been six months already since we first took our class online and boy has it been a busy six months. A new YouTube channel, Over 1500 classes and kits sold and more than 3000 new followers to talk to. We would like to say thank you to you all for making that happen and choosing to put your trust in a small independent business like us.

So in our favourite way to give a little back, we are doing a giveaway to mark each of the months that have passed. We have 6 Broderie Anglaise Deluxe kits and classes to get all packed up and ready to make their way to you door.

To be in with a chance of receiving one of these bundles of joy, make sure you like this Instagram post, follow the London Embroidery School on Instagram and tag a friend in the comments below before 12pm UK time on Friday 16th October. You can tag in as many friends as you like for multiple entries, just one tag per comment though please. Winners will be selected at random and will be contacted by Direct message by Tuesday 20th October.

This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram or YouTube. Over 18’s only, no purchase necessary. Entries after 16th October 2020 12pm UK time will not be eligible to win. Only one tag  per comment will be counted, but tag and comment as many times as you like. All three parts must be completed for an entry (like, follow, tag). Only entries to the Original Instagram post will be counted. Items will be sent out by Post so if you win, your address will be required (private message) to receive your prize. Open Internationally where we are able to ship. Void where prohibited. 

 

September’s Student of the Month

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It would seem like for those in the UK, autumn is well and truely here. Behind us are the days of wanting to spend all our time outside (covid permitting). Bring on those snuggly months with a blanket, hot chocolate and the desire to stay inside and perhaps, I dont know, maybe do some stitching. Like this month’s student of the month who has definately been getting their stitching hours in recently @diannasmith646

Tambour Online Class 2: Beads by @diannasmith646

Here is someone who with a swift glance at their instagram page, clearly loves textiles and making and craft in it’s forms. Dianna took out Tambour Online Class Series and wasted no time in getting started and dedicating her skills to this technique.

 

Tambour Online Class 1: Stitches by @diannasmith646

As you can see above, here winning picture is of her tambour 2 outcome, the beads class of the tambour series where she shows a real finesse for this style of embroidery. The other parts of the class are also very good, but that one just had the edge for us. It would seem that Dianna sensed that in herself too as she has already started and made serious headway on testing a new project with her tambour skills.

Tambour Bead project- Beaded purse by @diannasmith646

Bringing a great sense of humour to her craft projects, check her instagram out if you need a little motivation as you will find it in spades. Dianna seems to be able to jump between different techniques very easily and goes to show how varied and exciting making things with your own hands can be.

If you would like to be the October’s #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 class.

Pendant Pin Cushion Project by @diannasmith646

All Images courtesy of @diannasmith646

Shimmery, Shiny, Sparkly things: Tambour 3 Sequins

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Shimmer, shine and sparkle fans, the tambour online class series part 3 is all about sewing sequins. Freshly launched, this third and final part of the tambour online class series sees us shimmying our way into the last stitching style.

 

We will try lines and fills, with flat and cupped sequins to master the different reflective finishes. As always the class will take you through the theory, with your practise pack of materials and then we will show off our newly learnt skills on the gold desert landscape design. This will complete the tambour landscape triptych and our first foray into couture stitching, equipping you with the skills to apply these techniques to your future projects. 

If you bought the whole series as a bundle, the class will be waiting for you in your inbox or can be purchased now as a standalone if you just want to learn about sequins. You know the drill, head to the London Embroidery School website to get all the details on this exclusive couture technique.

Bring on the Beads!

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We’ve built the base, it’s time to bring the beads. Part 2 of the Tambour Online class series is now available. Working with the most popular use of the tambour skills, adding beading into the equation ups the difficulty level as we navigate the additional weight, changeable stitch length, shrinkage and working that underneath hand. Starting off with a pack of practise beads we will work on the techniques before we apply the skills to our landscape design, incorporating round beads, seed beads and bugle beads, straights, corners, curves and fills.

If you haven’t got any idea what those things mean, start off the tambour 1 to fill in the gaps and catch us up. Those who got in fast and purchased the whole series as a bundle will have the class waiting for you in your inbox. Kits are going quickly so if you haven’t managed to bag one or have plenty of beads of your own, you can purchase the online class on its own. This comes with a downloadable version of the design template to use your own materials with and start stitching at home right away. 

Check out all the options so you can just buy what you need. All the variations are explained on our website, follow any of the links for more info. Begin couture beading like a pro with the Tambour Online Class Series from the London Embroidery School.

The Endlessly Versatile Chiffon Rose

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Available in 4 colours, mix and match or stick with your favourite as you make these soft, luxurious, 3-D flowers.  This class is great value as £15 gets you unlimited access to the class to watch, re-watch, rewind and replay as many times as you like and a mini kit containing enough supplied to make 3 roses.


Be sure to check out the stitch along we did on our YouTube channel, working on the chiffon rose below for more ideas about how to adapt the artwork to give the roses different characteristics and best suit your outcome.

Pro Tips- The Scissor/ Tweezer Method

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It might seem like an obvious thing, but getting a high quality finish on your hand or machine embroidery is often overlooked. Trimming away those pesky loose threads brings the care and attention to your piece that it deserves.

Do you ever find though that sometimes you don’t catch the thread right and end up cutting it short, but it is still visible, the stump them unravels leaving you with a little fuzzy patch or fluffy looking section. This can be avoided by using the scissor tweezer combo where you add tension to the loose thread by pulling on it with the scissors so you can make a close, clean cut.

Unfortunately there are no shortcut when it comes to making a good cut with your finishings, but given the time one has usually already put into a project by this point, it is worth doing this last part right.

Items Shown:

Curved Scissors

Pointy Tweezers

 

 

Credits:

Artwork- Hawthorne & Heaney

Music- ‘Rain’ by @Ikson