We can’t quite believe it is that time of year again that we need to tell you about what we have coming for Christmas but here we are. This year’s Goldwork Christmas Stars Workshop is now available for purchase as it will be taking place on Saturday 16th December from 10am-6pm. As you can choose […]
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September’s Student of the Month
Today we have a new student of the month…Robin Schweitzer (aka. @robinzahood)! Have a look at the beautiful black work she has been working on in and following her Private Tuition session with the London Embroidery School’s Amy Burt. This kind of counted stitches work can be very time consuming but the intricacy of the […]
Internship Opportunity Available
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ellen Von Unwerth at the Opera Gallery
We seized the opportunity to visit the new photography exhibition at Opera Gallery in May. Featuring German photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, titled ‘Ladyland’, whose fashion work has been published in American, Italian, and British Vogue, Interview and Vanity Fair. Stepping into the gallery, we were greeted by a series of playful yet sensual photographs, which […]