Discover Hand & Lock's most contemporary class - The Ultimate Digital Embroidery Masterclass.

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

To book your 1-1 Digital Masterclass please email Liss@handembroidery.com

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Student Testimonials
'I recently took a 1-to-1 digital embroidery class with Connie, and it was such a fantastic experience! It was my very first time being exposed to digital embroidery, and I honestly couldn’t have asked for a better introduction. The session was personalised to my level and paced perfectly. I never felt rushed or overwhelmed. Connie was incredibly patient and made sure I truly understood each step before moving forward. I learned so much in just one session, and now I feel confident and excited to explore more on my own. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to build on existing skills, this course is absolutely worth it. You’ll definitely walk away with the knowledge and confidence you came for! Highly recommend it!'
— Cayenne Wong
The 1:1 Digital Masterclass is a great class. You get the opportunity to design a digital drawing on Wilcom and take a finished sample home. Liss was a great and patient teacher as she showed all the techniques that can be used. You receive a detailed instruction manual, with plenty of space to add your notes for the class at the back. You also get to see lots of samples that Hand and Lock have created.  I loved the course and appreciated all the support.
— Jessica Gussin
Itching to learn about digital embroidery I was thrilled to spend two days with the Hand & Lock team learning the software, and having samples stitched. The team (Connie and Liss) were outstanding to learn from, they were thorough with the software to ensure an understanding, answered all my questions, and I particularly liked a comment at the start - there are many ways to achieve the same end result, a wonderful approach to learning. Having some of the digitized work then stitched on machines was fantastic to see how it looked in real life as opposed to on a computer screen. It was so wonderful to spend two days with the team in the Hand & Lock digital embroidery studio learning about machine embroidery. The experience has left me feeling incredibly inspired! Thank you!
— Heather Clark
Best Digitising Course of 2022, for Beginner or Intermediate Student. If you've been interested in learning how to digitise, or if you want to elevate your current skills, Hand & Lock offer a fantastic digitising course for beginners and intermediate students. My 1-2-1 with the embroidery team was brilliant. We covered the basic theory of digitising, but also explored how to manipulate stitch techniques to create the visual impact of perspective, shading and texture. Learning digitising online can be tough, you've never got all the information in one place, if you go for a lesson at Hand & Lock, you're getting one of the best embroidery studios in the world to teach you to a professional level.
— Matt James
I found my session at H&L so useful - the staff were so knowledgeable. Being around such talent and such beautiful work was very inspiring. I now feel more confident moving forward digitally with my designs. I am sure I will be back, as there is so much to learn.
— Hannah Shkandrij
I had a 1:1 introductory lesson to digital machine embroidery at Hand & Lock. Liss was the most wonderful teacher as she explained everything super clearly from digitising my designs to operating the machine. She had amazing top tips and we could really focus on what I wanted to achieve. I would feel confident to now operate a digital embroidery machine on my own and I would thoroughly recommend a day's training here for anyone interested as it is THE place to learn!!
— Annabel Wright

For more information & 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