Some might be pardoned for thinking that hand embroidery is a dying art now that we have modern embroidery machinery to help us create amazing embroidery designs. In fact, this cannot be further from the truth as there are still many, especially your hardcore artists, that believe that hand embroidery is a real modern art and the creativity of the individual expressed through art should not be influenced by the intervention of modern embroidery machines.
Hand embroidery has been passed on from generation to generation long before the existence of modern embroidery machines and up to this day is still passed on from generation to generation. Hand embroidery is hold dear by those taught this art by perhaps a mother or grandmother that might not be alive anymore, and therefore for many hand embroiderers, there is an emotional and sentimental attachment to hand embroidery.
How Do I Know If Hand Embroidery Is For Me?
The problem we face when we want to experiment with something new is often the cost involved. When it comes to experimenting with hand embroidery, luckily you get to save on the astronomical cost of a modern embroidery machine. However, when you start off with something new you surely need someone to teach you how to do it properly, but unfortunately paying for embroidery training can be quite costly, and if you then realise hand embroidery is not for you, then all of that money invested goes to waste.
This is the reason why I am offering you the opportunity to a free modern hand embroidery course presented by two very passionate artists in their own right, Charles and Elin. Combined they have more than 250k followers on Instagram.
Meet Your Hand Embroidery Teachers
Charles and Elin are French/Swedish married embroidery artists with a passion to share art and love with the world.
Charles Henry comes from a rigid Fine Arts background where he studied drawing at Beaux Arts de Paris and has years of experience as a fashion photographer.
Elin on the other hand is a self-taught creative that utilised all her spare time experimenting with drawing, threads and needle. Although Elin ended up with a B.A in politics, philosophy and economics, her initial dream of studying art is what pulled her to the French capital of Paris.
Charles and Elin’s journey together started in a rooftop studio in Paris. They quickly gained traction for their embroidered artworks on Instagram (+250k) as @petronella.art and @_charles_henry, and began to share their techniques via workshops in Parisians cafes.
Today they have trained more than a 1000 students through in person workshops and online courses.
Going Knots! – Your Free Embroidery Course
Do you have the desire to learn hand embroidery but have no idea where to start?
This free hand embroidery course offers you the opportunity to go knots with thread and needle without having to spend a penny before you know whether hand embroidery is for you or not.
Avoid spending endless amount of hours browsing for tutorials that is not very helpful or buy expensive embroidery materials without knowing how to use them.
“Going Knots” contains all the information you need to get started on your embroidery journey successfully:
Going Knots – Free Course Curriculum Content
Hi, I’m glad I found your site. If I have more spare time, maybe I will enroll in your free course. I like it. It’s a very informative site of embroidery, thank you for sharing it.
All the best
Sylvia Yuchinta
You are most welcome and many thanks for your very kind words. Yes, please do enroll in this free hand embroidery course. I do believe you will greatly enjoy the experience.
Hi,
Thank you so much for this informative article.
I used to do embroidery on my clothes many years ago – it was very much the thing during the hippy era!
I’d love to get back into it now that I’m retired.
Your free course is just the thing I need to get started again so I’m really pleased to have found your site.
Thanks again,
Judy
Dear Judy, I am so pleased to hear that you are once again looking to get involved with embroidery. Yes, please do enroll in this free hand embroidery course. I do believe you will thoroughly enjoy this course. The presenters, Charles Henry and Elin are very passionate about what they do and I do believe it will be a fun hand embroidery course for you to participate in.
Cool! I’ve seen this art floating around the internet and, as a musician and artist, I always wondered about the process and popularity – thanks for the article & resources!
Many thanks for your interest, Jeffery. Yes, it might come as a surprise to many, but if you go and have a look on Instagram and Pinterest you will be surprised to see some embroidery artists with accounts receiving a million+ visits per month, which is absolutely insane lol.
Well, my grandma and my mom are very skillful when it comes to hand embroidery. They of course learned it from their parents and it is like a family thing. Never knew that this kind of art is still live. I was really glad when I read your post and realized there are still people interested in this form of art. Thank you for sharing this course. I will share it with my friends interested in this art.
Thank you.
Many thanks for your interest and please do share with your friends. And yes, this art form is certainly still very much alive. As mentioned to another commenter – some embroiderers on Instagram and Pinterest have more than a million visitors per month which is quite incredible.