ONLINE WORKSHOPS
HAND & LOCK
Hand & Lock are London’s premier embroidery house providing embellishment services to the Royal Family, top European design houses, the military, Savile Row and members of the public. Founded in 1767, they have over 250 years’ experience embellishing, embroidering and monogramming. Lucy Martin, the tutor, is a versatile multidisciplinary hand embroiderer who trained at the Royal School of Needlework. Lucy is now an Embroidery Tutor and Head of Educational Programming at Hand & Lock. In November 2021, she won The Royal School of Needlework Award for Innovation and Technical Excellence in hand embroidery and the Worshipful Company of Broderers Award.
INTRO TO CEREMONIAL METAL THREADS EMBROIDERY - TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER - 10:00am to 4:30pm GMT - with breaks for refreshments and lunch.
All skills levels - from beginners up. Price £65, kit NOT included. See description for kit list.
Explore the rich history of Ceremonial Goldwork Embroidery with our beautiful new introductory online course. Ceremonial Goldwork embroidery is steeped with centuries of embroidery history used at events including Royal Coronations, weddings and events of British Pageantry. Traditionally using 2% metal threads, Ceremonial embroidery is designed to dazzle under sunlight and optimise the beautiful nature of the threads used in its creation. Within this course, you will be guided by our expert embroidery tutor, Lucy Martin, from start to finish. You will be taught the traditional methods of couching metal threads and adding sparkle with bullions. Spaces are limited.
Our online courses are delivered via Zoom using a high-quality visualiser. Please download Zoom and WhatsApp 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 the course. Our online course sessions are recorded and sent out after the class for you to keep forever, so please don't worry if you miss the live session of tutoring, you can always catch up using the recording.
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KIT LIST: Black Fabric (any Black Fabric with no stretch e.g. Cotton, Cotton Velvet, Linen), 5 Grams Gold Rough Purl, 1 metre/5 grams Gold Plate, 15 metres Gold Passing Thread, 4 or 5mm Gold Spangles, 2 grams or 30cm Gold Pearl Purl, Yellow Felt (10cm x 10cm square), Yellow Gutterman's Thread, Beeswax.
PRIOR TO YOUR COURSE: We will send you your design to transfer onto fabric prior to the course. Please transfer your design onto the fabric using the prick and pounce technique. Use this link to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfyjczvgKo.