Picture the scene, you have learnt a new embroidery skill on the frame, well done! And you’ve got all these ideas about where you want to put that embroidery, how you want to use it but it’s on a base fabric which is really a part of what you had envisoned. If you cut it […]
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Pro Tips: Framing up a Round Frame
Framing up a frame might seem like one of the most basic things you could possibly do in embroidery, and in truth, it is. But here are a few little tips that might help to bring your embroidery up a knotch just in the preparation of your stitching: 1. Ironing your Fabric For embroidery, you […]
S.E.W’s first Embroidery Exhibition
Last month, the Society for Embroidered Works held their very first exhibiton dedicated solely to embroidery. The International Contemporary Stitched Art Exhibiton was held in a characterful space in Clerkenwell, the turn out for quite a niche exhibition looked to be pretty good. ‘Despite her strength she remained on guard 1’ 25×21 cm by Christina […]
November’s Student of the Month
This month’s student of the month is @stitchinglaurels who purchased one of our goldwork star kits and made up her star. She also has some images up of other projects she has been working on as well as things when she has them in progress She seems to be really getting into the […]
October’s Student of the Month
This month’s student of the month is @by_arianehaas who took our Beginners Tambour Beading Weekend Workshop last weekend. Who shared this photo of her practising what she learnt in one of her signature floral/leaf designs. If you have a few minutes to check out her Instagram she uses it to share images of her working […]
Goldwork Star Class Kits
This year, we have decided to launch the Goldwork Star Class as a kit, for those of you wonderful stitchers that might not be able to make it to a class in London, just before Christmas. So yesterday, we popped the 5 styles up on our website and sent out the notification to our subscribers. […]