Embroidery Course: Poppies

Elevate your skills on this two-day course inspired by the National Army Museum’s collection and led by experts from Hand & Lock, London’s premier embroidery house.

About the event

The poppy has been a symbol of remembrance for over a century. In that time, it has been used as an emblem of loss, love, art and creativity.

On this special weekend course, take inspiration from the historic poppies in the National Army Museum’s collection and develop your own embroidery skills under specialist supervision from Hand & Lock.

Attendees will learn traditional stumpwork embroidery techniques including: design transfer, beadwork, chipping, how to create 3D shapes with wire, and how to create wrapped stems.

Day 1 (Saturday 31 October, 10:00am – 4:30pm): In the morning, a curator will highlight the history of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance and will present some of the historic poppies that form part of the National Army Museum’s collection. A specialist from Hand & Lock will then discuss the techniques used in the embroidery. After lunch, you’ll take part in an embroidery class and have a go at a design inspired by the items you’ve seen.

Day 2 (Sunday 1 November, 10:00am – 4:30pm): On Day 2, you’ll continue to work on your design in the embroidery class.

About Hand & Lock: Hand & Lock is London’s premier embroidery house, providing embellishment services to the Royal Family, top European design houses, the military, Savile Row and members of the public. Founded in 1767, they have over 250 years’ experience embellishing, embroidering and monogramming.

Additional information

One ticket covers both day.