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5 Day Passementerie Masterclass with Elizabeth Ashdown

Name: 5 Day Passementerie Masterclass with Elizabeth Ashdown
Brand: Hand & Lock School
SKU: SCHGTEAPM
Price: 450.0 GBP
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Date and Time

1st - 5th September 2025 (10am - 4:30pm)

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Description

Location: 86 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TE

Duration: 5 Consecutive Days

Would you like to learn the art and craft of Passementerie? One of the rarest and most special of all textile arts, Passementerie is the art of creating decorative embellishments such as braids, trimmings, tassels, fringes and rosettes for applications such as interior design, bespoke clothes making, millinery, jewellery and more. Join acclaimed passementerie artist and expert Elizabeth Ashdown for an immersive 5-day Passementerie Masterclass. During this unique and immersive Masterclass you will explore the wonderful world of contemporary, hand made passementerie. Passementerie is an 'endangered' craft in the UK and so this is a very special opportunity to learn how to create your own hand made passementerie from one of the last remaining passementerie makers. During these classes, you will learn the traditional making techniques and skills required in order to create your own passementerie with confidence including items such as hand woven designs, tassels, rosettes, covered drops and cord spinning.

Techniques & Breakdown

During the 5 days of tuition, Elizabeth will lead a series of hands-on workshops covering a range of diverse and exciting hand passementerie skills and techniques including; weaving passementerie using a frame loom, cord spinning, tassel making, rosette making and covered drop making. Further techniques include: covering wooden moulds with yarn (satin shading), ruff making, collar making, joining moulds and tassel skirt making, amongst other skills. You will be working with a range of specialist passementerie materials and equipment.

Masterclass outcomes

• Two hand woven passementerie samples, woven using a frame loom.

• Variety of different hand spun cords.

• Two rosettes.

• One fancy covered mould key tassel.

• One covered drop embellishment.

Class breakdown

Monday – Weaving passementerie using a frame loom. Tuesday – Rosettes. Wednesday – Rosettes / begin fancy key tassel. Thursday – Fancy key tassel. Friday – Covered drop decoration

Materials

All of the materials you need for this class will be provided for you as part of your course experience. You are more than welcome to bring your own equipment if you would rather use your own materials but everything will be provided for you.

Tutor Profile

Elizabeth Ashdown MA RCA is one of the last remaining Passementerie craftspeople working in the UK today. Working from her studio in London, she creates contemporary, hand woven artworks using the endangered craft of Passementerie. Elizabeth combines traditional craft skills with a contemporary aesthetic in order to create intriguing and playful art works for a variety of clients. Elizabeth's book 'Passementerie handcrafting contemporary trimmings, fringes, tassels and more' will be published by Schiffer in January 2024.

'My role as an artist is not only to respect my traditional craft of Passementerie, but to unleash its potential. One way I do this is through teaching others about this fascinating, rare and endangered craft.'

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How the Course Works

All in person courses are delivered in our embroidery school, located at Hand & Lock, 86 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 8TE. The school is situated upstairs from our studio and is easily accessible by public transport.

Accessibility

Our school is located upstairs in our studio. Unfortunately the building does not have lift access, so use of the stairs would be necessary.

Materials

All of the materials you need for this class will be provided for you as part of your course experience. You are more than welcome to bring your own equipment if you would rather use your own materials but everything will be provided for you.

Teaching Style

Hand & Lock’s embroidery courses are renowned for their welcoming, community-focused atmosphere, where students of all levels are embraced as part of the Hand & Lock family. With small class sizes and attentive, personable tutors, every student receives tailored guidance and encouragement to help them achieve their creative goals. The school fosters a supportive environment where camaraderie flourishes and lifelong friendships are often formed over a shared passion for embroidery. Students frequently remark on the approachable nature of the tutors, who go above and beyond to share their expertise while celebrating each individual's progress. Beyond technical instruction, Hand & Lock creates a space where creativity thrives and students leave not just with enhanced skills but with cherished memories of collaboration, inspiration and a true sense of belonging to an extraordinary community.