Workshop Dates and Time: Saturday 9 & 16 May 2026, 2 - 5pm BST
Workshop Description
This workshop will bring together two of Avedian’s signature techniques; couching with braid and three dimensional flowers. The class centres around a piece of art work ‘Tulips & Carnations’ she created during her MA at the Royal College of Art. The two flowers reflect Lora’s research into her Armenian heritage, and combinations of techniques she developed whilst doing her Masters.
Across the two part class students will make a textile artwork combining the two techniques. The first class will focus on using couched braid to create a tulip design, Lora will talk through the process and demonstrate different ways of using the technique. Students will have an opportunity to make a sample first, and then work on to two pre-printed tulip designs. We will also use the same technique to create the couched stems. Lora will then guide participants in how to make the leaves using an appliqué technique.
In the second part of the workshop, students will create their three-dimensional flowers using pre-pleated fabric made with Avedian’s smocking machine. Avedian will talk through how to hand pleat your materials at home for a similar effect.
What You'll Learn:
Fabric manipulation techniques to create 3D pleated flowers
Hand smocking techniques
Avedian's couching stitch technique
Appliqué leaf making
This workshop is suitable for people with basic hand sewing skills or more, and comes with a materials kit.
Find out more and book your place via the Selvedge website