ClassesEmbroidery

Embroidery

Learn hand and machine embroidery. Practise making items for your home or for sale.

Students stay at the centre during their training.

  • Course dates25 July 2026 - 31 March 2027
  • Learning activitiesHand and machine embroidery practice
  • Skills you will learnDecorate clothes, bags, and home textiles.
Woman embroidering floral stitches on a hoop

Class plan

You learn by doing the work with our Sisters and trainers.

Hand embroidery basics

  • Needles, threads, and hoops
  • Running, chain, and satin stitches
  • Transferring a simple pattern

Motifs & borders

  • Flowers, leaves, and borders
  • Colour planning for cloth
  • Keep stitches even and the back of your work neat.

Machine embroidery

  • Machine setup and speed control
  • Decorative lines on garments
  • Combining hand and machine work

Your finished work

  • Dress borders, bags, and cushions
  • Care and finishing of embroidered cloth
  • How to show work to a customer

What you will learn

Examples of tools, practice, and finished work for Embroidery.

Threads, needles, and motifs
Threads, needles, and motifs
Finished embroidered pieces
Finished embroidered pieces
Close work — every stitch builds skill
Close work — every stitch builds skill

Ready to apply for this class?

Fill in the application form. Our office will call you to explain the next steps. No account is needed.

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