“ Just a quick note to say thank you so much for running such a great embroidery course...Quite honestly, I was amazed at the work I did in your class and I can’t wait to carry on with it!”
“I wanted to thank you so much for introducing the fabulous techniques to me at the recent course at the RA...
You’ll be pleased to hear that I’m still creating and wanted to thank you for sharing your ideas, knowledge, enthusiasm with all of us...”
Experimental Botanical Embroidery - A week long retreat at Atelier Clos Mirabel, France
On this exploratory week-long course, you will begin by creating experimental hand embroidery samples with the aim of developing nature-inspired hand embroidery techniques to make a textile artwork or embellish a pre-made item of our own (such as a cushion cover or clothing). To start we will be making samplers of all the techniques and there will be some simple drawing exercises. Lora will guide you in how to best translate your drawings into stitch. Looking at a variety of classic hand embroidery and embellishment techniques, you will learn how to play with scale and materials to create different qualities of line, 3D relief and texture. You will learn how to combine this with three dimensional fabric flowers using Lora’s fabric pleater. This will be an intensive and experimental week where you can learn Lora’s trade tips and tricks to create an original and dynamic mixed-media textile design of your own.
This will be an opportunity for anyone who wants to push their hand embroidery skills in different directions, and explore what can be done with this very traditional craft, in the very special setting of the beautiful grounds of Atelier Clos Mirabel in the French Pyrenees.
Drawing with Stitch - Retreat weekend at Kindred House
Join textile artist Lora Avedian in a weekend of playful experimentation with textiles and embroidery, learning how to draw with stitch. On this exploratory weekend participants will create experimental embroidery samples with the aim of developing nature inspired embroidery techniques that can be added to pre-made items or kept as an art work. Through-out the weekend Lora will guide you in how to best translate drawings into stitched lines. Looking at a variety of classic embroidery and embellishment techniques, you will learn how to play with scale and materials to create different quality of line, 3D relief and texture.
Find tickets to do the course via the Kindred House website. (Please note you can stay at the venue, or you can just do the course if you are local or find other accommodation, there are options when buying the ticket)
Stitch in Bloom: Botanical Embellishment Workshop
In this three day course, you will discover alternative ways of using traditional hand embroidery stitches to create large-scale botanical embroidery combined with three-dimensional flowers. This is an in-depth and creative course, where textile artist Lora Avedian will guide you through how to translate your drawings into stitched lines and you'll have the unique opportunity to draw from the Kew Gardens archive of botanical art a well as the Gardens which will be in full bloom.
All equipment and materials will be provided. Find tickets to do the course via the Kew Gardens website. Click on the title of the event above to find the link for the tickets
Floral Embroidery - One Day Workshop
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.
Meet the Maker: Embroidery workshop - Calico Club
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.
Drawing with Stitch - Retreat weekend at Kindred House
Join textile artist Lora Avedian in a weekend of playful experimentation with textiles and embroidery, learning how to draw with stitch. On this exploratory weekend participants will create experimental embroidery samples with the aim of developing nature inspired embroidery techniques that can be added to pre-made items or kept as an art work. Through-out the weekend there will be simple drawing exercises, and Lora will guide you in how to best translate your drawings into stitched lines. Looking at a variety of classic embroidery and embellishment techniques, you will learn how to play with scale and materials to create different quality of line, 3D relief and texture.
Find tickets to do the course via the Kindred House website. (Please note you can stay at the venue, or you can just do the course if you are local or find other accommodation, there are options when buying the ticket)
Introduction to Floral embroidery (live online)
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.
Royal Academy of Arts
Textile and embroidery artist Lora Avedian will lead participants from floral drawing to realising those drawings. Participants will be using scrap and vintage materials, along with embroidery threads and ribbons from Lora’s own studio. They will learn how to create pleated fabrics for three dimensional petals in combination with hand embroidery techniques, bringing floral designs to life. Students will apply these embellishment techniques to fabric to create a versatile textile artwork which can be applied to clothing, soft furnishings or simply left as a wall hanging.
Hand Pleated Flower Making Workshop
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.
Beginners Online Couching Workshop
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.
Beginners Online Couching Workshop
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.
Beginners Online Couching Workshop
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.
Hand Pleated Flower Making Workshop
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.
Stitch In Bloom Couching Workshop at West Dean College
In this weekend workshop you will learn about the broad range of finishes that can be achieved with one simple embroidery technique called couching. Lora will guide you through how the materials you use can influence the outcome of your work.