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Beading on a Whole Other Level

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As you can probably see from our recent posts- we have been really looking forward to sharing our newest and possibly shiniest class yet- the Beaded Coral Online Class. This two part class covers over 20 3D beading techniques to take your embroidery off the surface of the fabric and to a whole other level. Using a combination of beads, sequins and embroidery cotton we will show you various combinations and approaches to these materials to manipulate them and create really interesting, eye catching effects.

As we will be using some specific materials, you will also need one of our Beaded Coral Class Mini Kits which includes all the materials you need to make your own glittering coral reef. As this class is at an intermediate level, it is those who have done some embroidery or beading so you may already have some of the below that you will need equipment while to complete the class:

–8’’ or slightly larger Embroidery hoop– ideally self supporting seat or clamp frame but a regular will suffice if you prefer

-Wax

-Scissors

–Velvet board – or bead tray or mat

If you dont have any of these items- find them in the specialist equipment section of our website.

The second part will be released next Friday 30th April which will complete the design.

March’s Student of the Month

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Feels like Spring is here and with that a new student of the month. So for their lovely works during March the winner is…@rhea_krcmarova

It is so fascinating and inspiring to see what each of you like to do in your spare time and how you manage to work embroidery into your lives. Taking Rhea for example- describing herself as a writer and transmedial text artist, we were delighted to see how our chiffon rose class came out for her and how effective they are when built up in this way.

As a text artist, she also wrote this wonderful poem to go along with the piece which we think is just beautiful:

”my needle

floating

in a field of fingers 

my pulse explodes

in silky-spoken strands

my blood is bound

my knots are softly breathing

my thread is rising

where my lashes bend”

Rhea Krcmarova 2021

 

Do have a look at her instagram page if you would enjoy seeing more of her works and seeing how her other artistic mediums all fit together.

If you would like to be the next #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 classes.

All Images courtesy of @rhea_krcmarova

Goldwork Letters 2 Out Now!

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Goldwork Letters Style 2: Couching and Overstretched Pearle Purl has arrived.

Bringing colour and texture to the party, this goldwork class for a lettering outcome is designed for those who have done a little goldwork before and want to step it up a gear. Taught by breaking the letters down into their characteristics, you can apply the approaches to the letter of your choosing, and it will arm you to be able to take on any shapes you might come across.

There are no kits for this class as we encourage you to make your own creative material choices for a truly personalised outcome, however we will guide you through what types you will need to have to hand. This makes it a great class for those who want to get started straight away, and also for using up some left over materials you might have from previous goldwork projects.
Head over to the London Embroidery school website for all the details and to start creating your own sophisticated goldwork letter piece.

 

Materials and equipment

  • Base fabrics (felt, melton is best fabric if you are thinking about make it into a patch) & Calico (medium tight weave – any Goldwork with Plunging technique includes requires a supporting base fabric unless you are working on very heavy non stretch fabric)
  • Pricker
  • Pounce
  • Tracing paper design drawn (printed out or drawn. Blue transferable paper work too so no need to prick & pounce)
  • Gel Pen/ Water soluble Pen (optional, pencil works fine if it’s light fabric)
  • Goldwork Thread: Passing (2g – Yellow Gold Passing used in the video) & Rococco (1m – Very Fine used in the video), Pearle Purl (1g) (Some letters use less or more) Japanese Gold Thread or Twists can be used too.
  • Needles: Embroidery/Chenille Needle (Embroidery No.10 used in the video) Chenille Needle for Plunging (No. 22 used in the video) (optional) & Curved Needle (optional)
  • Thread to match Gold Thread
  • Embroidery Stranded Cotton
  • Sewing thread to match the stranded cotton
  • Heavy/stronger thread (Extra Upholstery Thread used in the video. Top Thread/Buttonhole Thread are good too) (optional)
  • Goldwork Scissors (ideally separate from normal embroidery scissors as Golwork will blunt the scissors)
  • Thread scissors
  • Mellor/Stiletto
  • Wax
  • Pins
  • Embroidery hoop/frame (ideally clamp/seat/slate frame so your both hands are free)
  • Access to a printer or trace off a computer screen at 100%
  • Temporary adhesive spray, wall paper paste, sewing machine (all optional)

Cyber Monday

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Did you miss out on our Black Friday Discount deal? Not to worry, as for today only , we have a Cyber Monday Deal where you can get 30% off any of our online classes. As each single online class is usually £10, for today you can grab them for just 7. This offer will only be live on Monday 30th November 20 so get in while you can.

This does not include equipment kits or bundles so to take advantage of the discount, add the class and/or kit to your basket separately.

Use the coupon code ‘cybermonday2020’ at the checkout of your basket to save yourself some pennies.

Black Friday Saving in here!

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For Friday 27th November only, the London Embroidery School will be offering a staggering 50% off our Online classes. Yes for one day only each online class will now be just a fiver. So you could get the Orchid Structural Flowers Class for £5 or the whole Monogramming Series for £10 and the 3 part Tambour Class Series will be just £15 for example.
The offer only last till midnight on Friday after which they will turn back to their usual prices.
This offer does not include equipment kits or bundles so to take advantage of the offer, add the class and/or kit to your basket separately.

 

Dont delay and pop the offer code in the coupon section of the checkout ”blackfriday2020’’ on the 27th November 20 only.

Fancy Trying your Hand at Goldwork?

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We hope you are ready for this, we have been working away in the background to bring a longer class series out for our more established stitchers, so today we have the Goldwork Pear Class Series to bring before you. In this 4 part series we will be teaching you a range of traditional goldwork techniques, focusing on the process and getting into the fruity details of the wide variety of materials goldwork has to offer .

This class is aimed at stitchers with some embroidery experience, but who may or may not have necessarily done goldwork specifically before. If you have already taken our Introduction to Goldwork Cherry design then you are pretty much in a perfect position, as we will be taking a few of those materials and techniques, building on them and pressing forwards with your skills and finesse. We will discuss working on a multifaceted design starting by building good foundations with padding and raisings, adding smooth surfaces with applique, creating texture with chipping, couching and cutwork, before we work on finishings like plunging and pearle purl edging. 

As always we have prepared kits for you so you can jump right into the fun bit and get stitching. There will be Deluxe and Mini level kits depending on the equipment you may already have at home as someone who has already done a bit of embroidery. We will also be offering bundle packages which brings your choice of kit and all the classes into one transaction with a discount. Or you can buy each class as they are released on Fridays over the course of the month of July in their 40- 50 minute video bite size chunks. 

You know what to do, pop over to the London Embroidery School website and head to the online classes section to make your selection.