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Silk Flowers are getting some backbone

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‘More drama!’ they cry ‘More detail’

It’s been a little while since we released a new flower design so we thought it was about time. As we are always looking to up our game, I think you will agree that this one takes it up a step again. Introducing the Structural Flowers Orchid Design Online Class.

We’ve started with the Orchid design to bring a little glamour and a touch of the exotic to our collection of silk flowers. This style of silk flower making is wonderful for making flowers with very striking and unusual shaped petals as the petals are wired, allowing you to mould and shape them to the sculpture they deserve to be!

And as they are structured, they are able to support a much greater amount of detail than our softer, more tactile silk flower styles. So whether you want to embroider onto the fabric like our examples, or add sequins and hot fix crystals, or even silk paint your fabric these flowers will take it on.

During the online class we will walk you through the making of the purple example shown; including prepping the fabric, embroidering the details, cutting the shapes, inserting the wires, constructing and shaping your piece.

There are Mini or Deluxe kits available to go with this online class to get you started depending on our requirements.

New Organdie Rose Colours

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Seeing as you all seemed to enjoy our organdie roses class and kits so much, we have been very much looking forward to sharing with you the news that are expanding our colour range. In addition to the lovely sunshine yellow we started with, we will now be stocking mini kits in 4 other colours, Rosewood Pink, Terracotta orange, Seafoam Green and Lavender Lilac.

As you can see these colours are great to mix together or match to you own colour scheme. The sculptural nature of the organdie roses means that you can manipulate them to be as big and open, or newly blooming a flower as you wish. Where do you plan on using your organdie roses, I’ve got mine earmarked for millinery, table settings, bouquets, hair accessories, corsages….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CyZrCBNATo&feature=youtu.be

Find these in the kits heading of online classes on the london embroidery school website to have your mini kits sent to you at home.

April’s Student of the Month

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Like the rest of the world, we have had some big changes over the last few months, having postponed all of our studio classes, we have been trying to bring our classes to you at home online. Therefore this month’s student of the month is someone who has been engaging a lot with the online classes, making lots of beautiful things and refining her skills @a.sodha !

Starting with the Valentino Roses Class, but also having made lots of chiffon roses, the combination of the two designs is stunning.

@a.sodha has also been joining us on the live stitch alongs on instagram, so it has been lovely to get to know her a little from chatting there. Having our community get involved with us like this makes it all worth it so we are delighted that you seem to be responding to our adaptations well and long may it continue. 😉

 

If you would like to be the May’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.

All Images courtesy of @a.sodha

Organdie Roses Online Class

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Today we are really excited to be launching our Organdie Roses Online Class where you will learn to make these stunning sculptural flowers. Ideal for use in bouquets, millinery, table settings you name it and these flowers will be there ready to make a big impression. By harnessing the unusual properties of the organdie we will talk you through preparing your fabric, shaping your petals and constructing your rose.

Kits are also available to go alongside this class which will provide you with the materials needed for us to guide you in making your rose.

Once purchased, the link to the class will be delivered to your email, taking you directly to the full class. You can watch the video as many times as you like, wherever you like, whenever you like.

Head over to the Online classes pages, where you can purchase this class and kit to get started and browse through the other online classes we also have available.

Once purchased, the link to the class will be delivered to your email, taking you directly to the full class. You can watch the video as many times as you like, at your own convenience, in the comfort of your home.

Head over to the online classes section to purchase this class and kits to get started.

 

New: Chiffon Roses Online Class

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Following the success of the Valentino Roses Online Class (still available) , we have a new class to bring you today, Chiffon Roses Online Class!

These 3-D flowers are very soft and sit high from the base so they have real impact when applied. In this video we will talk you through manipulating the fabric, adapting the draft and stitching your rose in real time with us.

As you may not have the right bits at home already for this one, there are two kits available to go along side the class, the Deluxe kit (£20) for those who need all the equipment and materials, and the Mini kit (£5) if you just need the materials. Kits will be delivered by post both UK and worldwide.

Image from Deluxe Kit

 

Check out the taster video to see what it is all about…

All these roses need now to bloom, is you!

 

 

2015 New Course Dates

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It would seem that you are all chomping at the bit to learn some beautiful new skills this new year as our places are filling up fast. So much so that we have now released the new dates for some of our most popular courses which can be found on our home page. Here are our new releases:

The Lace Series- March/April Dates: 4th March, 18th March and 1st April

The Silk Flower Making Course- April dates: 8th April, 15th April and 29th April

The Beginners Couture Beading Course (Tambour)- April/May Dates: 22nd April, 6th May and 20th May

If you’d like to join our little stitching community, book your place now before they all go! Don’t miss out!!!