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Sculptural Gold Tambour: Beaded Butterfly Embroidery Course

SOLD OUT Sculptural Gold Tambour: Beaded Butterfly

Name: SOLD OUT Sculptural Gold Tambour: Beaded Butterfly
Brand: Hand & Lock School
SKU: SCHGTRBSB-1
Price: 275.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

By Hand & Lock School

£275.00

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Date and Time

SOLD OUT 22nd October - 5th November (1-3pm) SOLD OUT 22nd October - 5th November (7-9pm)

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Techniques & Breakdown
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Important Information
Tutor Profiles

Description

Location: Online via Zoom

Duration: 3 Weekly 2 hour sessions

Join Lucy Martin and Charlotte Gaunt for a three-day online course where you’ll stitch a beautifully delicate, goldwork butterfly with a shimmering, translucent effect. This class is all about exploring light, texture and movement, blending tambour and stumpwork techniques to create a butterfly that appears to hover just above the fabric.

You’ll be working on a fine silk organza base, layering gold threads to create airy, shimmering wings, with tiny gold beads adding a touch of sparkle. To complete the piece, your butterfly will be placed over a dark navy and gold foxglove print fabric designed by Charlotte Gaunt, which you’ll enhance with foiling techniques for a soft, glowing background.

Over three relaxed sessions (two hours per day), you’ll build confidence in structural embroidery, learning how to work with metal threads to create delicate three-dimensional effects. By the end, you’ll have a truly unique piece.

Note: Some stitching outside of class may be needed to keep up with the steps.

Techniques & Breakdown

During this three-day online course, you’ll explore a stunning mix of tambour beading, stumpwork and foiling to create a beautifully delicate, three-dimensional butterfly. You will learn how to work your butterfly wings flat on a piece of silk organza with chain stitch stitched in a tambour style.

Materials

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 your own embroidery equipment (scissors, needle threaders, daylight lights etc) to suit your learning needs.

Important Information

- Check your shipping address and email are correct before ordering.

- Please read all of the the course description information above and the technical and shipping information below before booking your course.

- All courses are non refundable, if you cannot attend please let us know as soon as possible and we will try to move you to another course.

- If you have any questions please check our FAQ's page here.

Tutor Profiles

Charlotte Gaunt

Rediscovered By is a textile design studio, rediscovering historical textile techniques. Her work has been shown in Homes and gardens, World of interiors, Period living, Times luxe, Conde Naste travel amongst others and current collaborations include hand knotted rugs with Knots rugs.

Instagram: @rediscovered_by

Website: www.rediscoveredby .com

Lucy Martin

Exploring creative boundaries by drawing parallels between traditional technical stitch ability and cutting-edge design, Lucy Martin is a specialist hand embroidery practitioner based in the UK. Advocating ethical and sustainable design practice through material choice and mindful production, her work explores the parallels between art and nature, questioning whether the true beauty of nature can be replicated with a needle and thread.

Instagram: @lucymartinembroidery

Website: www.lucymartinembroidery.com.

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External Embroidery Course with Kew Gardens - Daisy Teaching

How the Course Works

Technical Information

Our online courses are delivered via Zoom using a high-quality visualiser for close-up stitching. We record each session so you can catch up or revise later. You’ll also be added to a dedicated WhatsApp group, where students and tutors can connect, share photos, ask questions and cheer each other on.

See our guide to downloading Zoom and WhatsApp here

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

Shipping Information

All of the materials for your course will be shipped to you, unless otherwise stated in the product description.

UK Shipping - Parcels will be sent via Royal Mail Tracked 3 days before the course start date, at the latest.

International Shipping - Parcels are shipped via express courier 2 weeks before the course start date, at the latest. If you book in the 2 week window, we cannot guarantee on-time delivery.

Additional Items in Your Order - If you place an order that includes both your course and other shop items, these will all be shipped together with your kit. If you would like non-course items sooner, please place a separate order.

PO Boxes / Third Party Couriers - Please do not use PO Boxes or third-party courier addresses. Hand & Lock cannot be held responsible for delays, lost parcels or additional costs.

Please be sure to double check your shipping address and email

External Course with Kew Gardens - Lucy Martin teaching

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.