Digital Embroidery Short Course

About this course

The course introduces digital embroidery through an opening lecture on artists and designers working with the medium, followed by demonstrations and guided software exercises. Learners digitise their own designs and produce stitched samples using techniques including appliqué, reverse appliqué, cut-out, puffy foam, wadding and lace work. The programme also covers how embroidery designs can be prepared for production and outsourced. Depending on the time available, participants may stitch several of their designs.

What you'll learn

• Use Wilcom software to digitise embroidery designs
• Apply appliqué, reverse appliqué, cut-out, puffy foam, wadding and lace techniques
• Produce stitched samples from digital embroidery designs
• Prepare embroidery designs for production and outsourcing

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for designers, makers and creative-industry entrepreneurs working across areas such as fashion, interiors, art and film. It may also suit fashion students who have not previously used specialist embroidery software. The beginner level and guided exercises indicate an introduction to the subject, while previous experience is not specified.

• Suitable for learners exploring digital embroidery within a creative practice or business
• Includes demonstrations followed by practical software and embroidery exercises

Before you go

• Learners use Wilcom software and CAD embroidery machines during the course.
• Films and QR-coded resources are available to support learning.