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Hand and Lock School Hand Embroidery Course - Goldwork and Tambour Beehive

Golden Beehive - Tambour and Goldwork Course - Hand and Lock

Golden Beehive Online Course

Name: Golden Beehive Online Course
Brand: Hand & Lock School
SKU: SCHONLGTBEC
Price: 345.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

By Hand & Lock School

£345.00

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Online Course Kit (Course)

13th August - 10th September (2-4:30pm) 20th October - 17th November (6-8:30pm)

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Important Course Information
Taught Techniques
What You’ll Need to Provide

Description

Location: This course is delivered via Zoom & WhatsApp. Please click here for guides to using Zoom & WhatsApp

Duration: 5 Week Embroidery Course (1 x 2.5 hour session per week for 5 consecutive weeks)

This course explores haute couture embroidery through a honeycomb and bee design, combining goldwork and tambour beading to create a layered, textured piece. You’ll learn how couture techniques work in practice and gain hands-on experience with the kind of detailed embellishment used in high-end fashion embroidery.

We start with tambour, mastering the chain stitch to build the honeycomb base. Once the foundation is in place, you’ll layer sequins, crystals, beads and metallic threads to create depth, texture and subtle sparkle. The honeycomb provides structure while leaving space for creativity, allowing you to experiment with pattern and embellishment placement.

The final stage of the design introduces hand-embroidered bees, adding delicate, three-dimensional details that bring the piece to life. You’ll learn how to combine structural techniques with decorative finishing touches to achieve a cohesive, polished result.

This course is perfect for anyone looking to develop a strong understanding of couture embroidery. By the end, you’ll have created a richly textured, layered design and gained the confidence to adapt these techniques to your own projects. You’ll also develop a deeper awareness of how threads, textures and embellishments interact, giving you a solid foundation for experimenting with intricate, high-fashion embroidery in your future work.

Important Course Information

- Please check that your email address and shipping address are correct before ordering.

- Read all of the course description information above and the “How the Course Works” information below before booking.

- 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.

- A recording of each course session will be sent to you within one week of the session. You will then be able to download and keep this.

If you have any questions, please check our FAQs page here.

Taught Techniques

- Transferring your design onto fabric

- Tambour / Lunéville embroidery

- Chain stitch / Beauvais stitch

- How to appliqué cloth of gold

- Aari embroidery techniques

- Goldwork embroidery, including using passing thread, pearl purl and bullions

- Using crystal appliqué, felt padding and cutwork

What You’ll Need to Provide

- All materials will be sent to you - Course kit materials may vary slightly from those shown in sample imagery, however all alternatives are chosen to closely reflect the intended techniques and final results.

- Tools needed: 10 inch seat frame (or an equivalent embroidery or slate frame), embroidery scissors

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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 2 weeks to 3 days before the course start date.

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

Teaching Style

Hand & Lock’s embroidery courses are known for their welcoming, student focused atmosphere where students of all levels quickly feel part of the Hand & Lock community. With small class sizes and tutors who are attentive and personable, everyone receives the guidance and encouragement they need to reach their creative goals. Our teaching style is approachable and down to earth and we go out of our way to share knowledge while celebrating each student’s progress. What makes the School so special is the community that grows around it, supportive, creative and often leading to friendships that last well beyond the classroom. The friendships and support that grow here are often just as valuable as the skills you learn.