In Person Machine Embroidery Class
This is a semi-bespoke, 5 hour session taught on a 1-1 basis and can be organised to accommodate a date & time that suits you.
Digital machine embroidery is fast becoming the go-to technique for cost effective, yet abundantly creative embroidery designs that can be made in a fraction of the time of hand embroidery. Popular amongst contemporary fashion designers, costumers and interior decorators, digital embroidery is hugely versatile and suitable for a wide range of outcomes.
Our digital embroidery department has embroidered everything from monogrammed pyjamas for Victoria Beckham to Brian May's wildlife jacket worn to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert performance!
Course Information
Location: 86 Margaret Street, London W1W 8TE
Duration: 5.5 hours (Single day bookings include a 30 minute break)
Usual Timings: 11am-4.30pm
Semi-Bespoke Course Cost: £480
Semi-bespoke classes cover a single, weekday session (within office hours) but fully bespoke, multi-day courses (should you wish to go more intensive/ advanced) or out of hours sessions can sometimes be organised upon request. Please enquire with our team to discuss your requirements and find out about upcoming available dates, times and costs for both semi-bespoke & fully bespoke classes.
Please note that sessions are subject to availability and are usually organised at least a few months in advance.
As a semi-bespoke course, our digital masterclass is suitable for beginners, intermediate or advanced digital embroiderers alike. You'll have the opportunity to discuss with your tutor beforehand, to tailor the session to your requirements.
The session will primarily cover the art of embroidery 'digitising', using our specialist digital embroidery software 'Wilcom'. Digitising is the process of designing an artwork in digital stitch format. This includes translating existing artworks or photographs into digital embroidery form, or designing something from scratch directly into the software. Our software allows us to design a 'stitch file' by selecting different techniques, stitch densities, spacings, and angles, among numerous other functions, which renders the artwork into a creative digital embroidery design.
This class will allow you to master the basics of Wilcom, as well as some specialist insider tips from the H&L digital embroidery team! Depending on your prior experience and learning level, we’ll move on to cover some of the more complex digitising functions that Wilcom has to offer.
Finally, you will have the opportunity to see your design transform from a digital, on screen render, to a physical and tactile embroidery design during the sampling portion of the class. Using our state of the art digital embroidery machines, you will leave the class with a physical sampler to take home.
Students will also leave the session with an understanding of the practical applications of digital embroidery and how to apply what they have learned to their own practice.
For more information including an example itinerary, examples of previous student outcomes and important disclaimers, please see here
Too book your masterclass & to discuss your requirements, expectations & proposed dates/times for the session, please contact liss@handembroidery.com
Disclaimers - Please make sure to read the Masterclass Information Booklet for all information and disclaimers before booking.
Please note, class bookings are non refundable
1-1 Online Digitising Class
This session focuses on the art of digitising for digital machine embroidery. Digital embroidery is the go-to technique for cost effective yet abundantly creative embroidery designs. Popular amongst contemporary fashion designers, costumers and interior decorators, digital embroidery is hugely versatile and suitable for a wide range of outcomes.
In this creative session, you will learn from H&L’s digital embroidery experts who’ll guide you through a range of artistic approaches, intended to elevate your designs through painterly blending and organic layering. You will also receive industry hints & tricks on the key to high quality digitising.
Sessions take place online, over Zoom and are recorded.
Dual Screen Sharing is recommended throughout for live demonstrations and simultaneous digitising.
The link for your session will be sent prior to the start date.
Course Information
Location: Online class via Zoom
Duration: 3 hours (with a 15 minute break)
Semi-Bespoke Course Cost: £240
Digitising is the process of designing an artwork into digital stitch format. This includes translating existing artworks or photographs or designing something from scratch, directly into the software.
Primary goal: create a file that is ready to programme into a digital embroidery machine, and is ready to stitch out.
Digital embroidery softwares have the capability to create designs using different embroidery techniques, stitch densities, spacings, and angles, amongst numerous other functions, rendering the artwork into a creative digital embroidery design.
Depending on your individual prior experience, the session with cover the basics of Wilcom, as well as some more complex techniques. The specific focus of this session is to approach digitising artistically, in particularly using blending and layering techniques to elevate your designs.
Session Itinerary
Hour 1: Wilcom Basics
Together we will master some basic techniques which are fundamental to all digitising including creating filled shapes with single and multiple stitch angles, creating lines and using the left & right sides of your mouse.
Hour 2: Layering & Blending
Next we will master stitch angles and move on to some more complex techniques. By layering shapes and adjusting stitch spacings and angles, motifs become artistically blended.
Hour 3: Fine Detail
In the final hour of the session, we will add the finishing touches to your digitised design. Borders, line details and dots will complete the design whilst colour order checks and underlay reviews will finalise the digitised file.
For more information please see our Course Booklet here.
If you have any questions or would like to enquire about booking please email liss@handembroidery.com
Please note, class bookings are non refundable
