Experimental Couture Embroidery

Location: Via Zoom 

Duration: 6 weekly 2.5 hour sessions

Embark on a thrilling journey of creative exploration with our innovative 6-week Experimental Couture Embroidery Course. Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of embellishment, where traditional boundaries are pushed aside to make room for bold experimentation. Throughout this course, you'll venture into uncharted territory, incorporating unconventional materials like bin bags and chains into your couture creations. Master the art of setting up your frame, laying the groundwork for your designs. Explore the process of transferring intricate patterns onto couture fabrics. As your skills evolve, dive into a diverse range of hand stitching techniques, infusing them with a beautiful nod to the Art Deco era in the colour palette of your materials. From reimagined classics to ground breaking innovation, breathe new life into couture embroidery.

Over the course of this bespoke 6 week course you will be guided through every step of the journey to create your own Experimental Embroidery piece! You will be taught: contemporary beading, 3D Goldwork, contemporary metal thread work, leather work, work with chains, feather applique, crystal work, applying plastics and waste materials, applying gold hardware and so much more!

All of the materials for this course will be sent out to you.You will need a 10 inch seat frame or an equivalent embroidery frame or slate frame for this class. You will need to supply you own embroidery equipment (scissors, needle threaders, daylight lights etc) to suit your learning needs.

All International Parcels will be shipped via express courier two weeks before this class is due to start. Please do not book onto this course if you are within the two week window before the course starts and you live outside of the UK. UK parcels will be shipped three days before the course is due to start. UK parcels will be shipped express via Royal Mail. Please note that the address that you book the course with will be the address that the kit is sent out to. Shipping will be calculated at the checkout.

Our online courses are delivered via Zoom using a high quality visualiser. Please download Zoom before the course begins (we will send a guide on how to do this when the course is booked). We also have an accompanying WhatsApp group for each of our courses. This group enables you to connect with other students and the tutor by sharing photos of your progress. Please download WhatsApp before the course starts (we will also send a guide on how to do this when the course is booked). All of our online course sessions and recorded and sent out after the class for you to keep forever! They are sent on a link for you to download after the class so please don't worry if you miss a session of tutoring, you can always catch up using the recording.

All our course times are run on UK time, please check here for help converting to another time zone.

Tutor Profiles

Our bespoke online classes are taught by expert hand embroiderers who have worked in the couture industry for brands such as Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Dior, Valentino, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, YSL, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Schiaparelli, Lanvin and Burberry to name a few. The classes will cover the basics, insider tips and practical application making sure students are fully equipped to go on and apply what they have learned to their own garments and develop their own unique styles. Our tutors are work embroiderers first and tutors second which means they are able to give you a unique insight into the magical world of couture hand embroidery.

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Testimonials

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