Spring I Course
Aari & Lunéville Embroidery · Course Lessons

Learn to prepare pre-threaded beads and embroider a geometric figure using the French Lunéville technique, with sharp corners and secure finishing.

Learn to attach loose beads from the front of the fabric using the Aari technique, maintaining even spacing and sharp corners.

Assemble your basic embroidery frame and secure the fabric for stable, even tension.

Prepare your fabric for mounting on a professional embroidery frame, creating a stable foundation for precise stitching.

Learn how to handle the Lunéville hook, secure your starting thread, and create basic tambour chain stitches with controlled hook rotation.

Learn how to transfer four practice figures onto your mounted fabric using a printed pattern, a book or box for support, and a pencil and ruler.

Practise stitching your first geometric figure with even chain stitches, sharp corners, and securely finished thread ends.

Learn to embroider a geometric figure with metallic thread, creating sharp corners and securing thread ends neatly.

Transfer your button pattern, practise starting locks and beaded lines, then embroider the first decorative curl using French Lunéville embroidery.

Practise Aari bead embroidery from the front, explore an optional two-sided exercise, and decorate the second curl of your button motif.

Embroider a leaf with pre-threaded beads, shaping its pointed tip and using plain stitches to return along existing lines and navigate crossings.

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