Join textiles artist and embroidery designer Beth Somerville in this embroidered brooch workshop.

in this workshop Beth will teach you embroidery techniques to create your won brooch. You will explore the art of beadwork and learn how to incorporate beautiful beading techniques into your own embroidered brooch design. You will discover a range of techniques, combined with the industry standard materials that will elevate your embroidery, creating a beautiful wearable piece of art.

Over the course of the day, Beth with be on hand to guide through each techniques. You will learn wow to combine beads with traditional embroidery stitches for texture and depth beading techniques including fringing, bridges, stacking. Beth will show you how to finish and assemble your brooch, including adding the beaded elements securely and attaching the brooch back.

You will leave this workshop with an understanding of how to construct an embroidered brooch with beading. You will have a timeless piece of wearable art, a piece made to last.

Tutor: Beth Somerville
Date & Time: Saturday 15th November, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Scissors Studio, New Brewery Arts
Price: £100 (£0.00 VAT)

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is suitable for beginners.

What you will need:
All materials and equipment are included.

Accommodation: 
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.

Meet Your Tutor - beth somerville

Beth designs and creates embroidery that she works directly onto clothes to give them new life and value. With a hands-on approach to design, she realises ideas through rigorous exploration of process based in the context of stitch and fabric manipulation, often mixing machine with hand techniques.

Interested in biomimicry, Beth takes visual information from details in nature. With a strong focus on sustainability and craftsmanship, her work reflects not only technical expertise but also a deep passion for creating meaningful, environmentally conscious designs.

Beth graduated from Falmouth University in the summer of 2023 with a degree in textile design, where she specialised in mixed media and embroidery. Recognised for the “bravery, juxtaposition and beauty” of her work, Beth was awarded the New Designer of the Year award at New Designers 2023 as well as being named an Embroiderer’s Guild Graduate. Having also been awarded the Wilcom Associate Prize, Beth was able to continue her exploration into digital embroidery, using the technique to develop new fabrics and ultimately a zero-waste garment.

Beth is a recent graduate of the CHANEL and King’s Foundation Métiers D’Art Fellowship. As part of the program, she was professionally trained at Lesage where she gained and refined hand embroidery techniques for the luxury market.