Botanical Embroidery Workshop, at Atelier Clos Mirabel, France 2024

Date: 11th-18th May 2024

Hours of teaching: 25 hours in the week

Cost: £445 per person including all materials (this is not including accomodation which needs to be booked separately via the Atelier Clos Mirabel website in order to complete your booking.

Programme Outline

Saturday
4.00 – Check in time at Atelier Clos Mirabel – settle in and explore the park and gardens
6.30 – Welcome drinks
7.00 – 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Sunday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 An introduction to the course by the tutor and talk about Lora’s practice.
Look at samples, talk about techniques, materials and inspirational textiles/history. Start with introduction to hand embroidery techniques and creating a sampler with many different techniques including couching, appliqué, french knots, and variations on chain stitch.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Continuing with sampling different materials, working in the studio with individual tuition throughout the day.
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Monday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Working with different types of materials to play with scale, we will look at different fabric manipulation techniques, to make more three-dimensional flowers, including traditional ribbon work techniques as well as pleated flowers.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Afternoon – continuing on with sampling and experimenting with techniques learnt in the morning.
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Tuesday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Developing our own compositions – thinking about form, shape and scale. Drawing from the garden using single line drawings, mark making, and collage.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Developing our drawings into to-scale templates and transferring onto our materials.
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Wednesday – day off (Lunch is not provided)
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
Free time to explore Pau or beyond. The Clos Mirabel Team will be on hand to provide suggestions and organise transfers
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Thursday
10.00 – 1.00 Starting to create our larger scale ‘final’ pieces, using the techniques that have been learnt, with individual tuition throughout.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Continuing on with our work with individual tuition and guidance
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Friday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Continuing on with our work with individual tuition and guidance
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Finishing up our work and a ‘show and tell’ to talk through what we have each created
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace

Saturday – Buffet Breakfast and departure