This week #QEST is celebrating 35 years of supporting craftspeople with their ‘Investing in the Future of Craft’ Campaign. As makers ourselves, the work they do is essential to highlight the importance of craft, making and conservation.
There is no time like now to start learning a new embroidery skill ! And our kits make it super simple and convenient. Always wanted to try Tambour embroidery? give it a go with a kit suited to your level.
It's been a busy few months for creatives in London, fashion week, London design week, London textile month and many other events. Have you found any new inspiration through these events?
We're loving the embroidery on show at Fashion Week!
Happy Halloween spooky stitchers- Dont forget to share the photos of your LES makes for your chance to be this month's student of the month and win £50 to spend on our website. Tag us in your photos to be in the running :)
Our Halloween countdown pumpkin pin cushion pdf is well underway as we head for the spooky day- dont forget to share how yours is looking! tag us @londonembschool
Faces behind LES: One our our product testers Cadi is great at giving us feedback. She has a strong interest in sustainability, particularly within textiles and is experimenting with making biomaterials from orange peel waste
Check out the amazing work created by Alice Genus as part of her sampling project while interning at Hawthorne and Heaney. Alices project was inspired by The Wallace Collection.
Looking or inspiration? Check out Jackie Binns Church Textiles as she celebrates 40 years
Jackie is a religious textiles artist who creates embroidered textiles and Sculptures for the church. Visit the "Stolen Art Catwalk and show" to see more. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stole-n-ar...
Faces behind LES: This one will come as no surprise but we are big dog lovers in the LES studio and regularly have in one of our 3 studio dogs for moral support :)
