Join textile artist Lora Avedian in a one day workshop in the beautiful setting of the 18th century Townhouse right next to Spitalfields market in east London. Participants will learn botanical embroidery techniques, including how to create three-dimensional pleated flowers along side hand embroidery techniques. Lora will teach you a variety of classic embroidery and embellishment techniques and show you how she uses a variety of materials to create different quality of line, 3D relief and texture.

Multidisciplinary artist Lora Avedian’s creative practice is known for its unique way of capturing the delicate fragility of nature. Grounded in history and inspired by ethnographic research and nature, she often uses scrap and vintage materials to bring her pieces to life, melding new and old embroidery techniques. Lora has created bespoke collections for The New Craftsmen, Howe and the Barbican Centre. Members can join Lora for a workshop, where they will apply her unique embellishment techniques to fabric to create a versatile textile artwork.

This beginners level hand embroidery workshop is two and a half hours long and take space online via Zoom which is a really easy to use platform for online meetings (this is something you must have access to in order to do the workshop). In this workshop you will learn a variety of ways of using hand embroidery to create floral designs, inspired by Lora’s own work, you will learn some techniques for creating petals, centres, stems and leaves, some of which Lora showcases in her book Stitch in Bloom. You will learn some core embroidery stitches and how you can use them with a variety of materials to produce different outcomes. Each participant will come away with a floral sampler and some new ideas and techniques to work with, all using hand embroidery.

This is 2 and a half hour workshop via Zoom. It is a beginners/intermediate class for people to learn how to create pleated flowers like the ones Lora makes in her work. Although Lora uses a pleating machine to make her pleats, for this class she will teach you how to create those pleats by hand, without a machine and attach them to a flat fabric.

This is a 2 hour workshop via Zoom in which you will learn a traditional hand embroidery technique called couching. You will learn the basics of the techniques and how using different materials can change the outcome of your embroidery. This is an experimental technique which we hope will enable you to play with materials and learn about the versatility of the stitch.

This is a 2 hour workshop via Zoom in which you will learn a traditional hand embroidery technique called couching. You will learn the basics of the techniques and how using different materials can change the outcome of your embroidery. This is an experimental technique which we hope will enable you to play with materials and learn about the versatility of the stitch.

This is a 2 hour workshop via Zoom in which you will learn a traditional hand embroidery technique called couching. You will learn the basics of the techniques and how using different materials can change the outcome of your embroidery. This is an experimental technique which we hope will enable you to play with materials and learn about the versatility of the stitch.

This is 2 and a half hour workshop via Zoom. It is a beginners/intermediate class for people to learn how to create pleated flowers like the ones Lora makes in her work. Although Lora uses a pleating machine to make her pleats, for this class she will teach you how to create those pleats by hand, without a machine and attach them to a flat fabric.