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The Art of Passementerie a Saturday Workshop

Price range: £115.00 through £400.00

We are delighted that  Clare Hedges will continue to be teaching a variety of Passementerie skills at The Little School from January 2026.

Join one of the last few UK Passementerie makers, to learn a variety of traditional hand making techniques.

Clare has been teaching Passementerie for many years and has worked with the National Trust, The V & A , Phillips Auction House and has made Passementerie for a very impressive list of Stately Homes.

Passementerie is a traditional technique yet always pushing the boundaries of contemporary design, it is also on the red list of endangered heritage skills.

Clare will teach you how to apply Passementerie to Interior Design and to Couture Fashion!

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Passementerie is a  fabulous textile embellishment that can be used to adorn cushions, curtains, clothing, hats and even transform into jewellery or sculptural artworks.
Working with traditional hand-making techniques and a range of high quality passementerie materials and equipment you will learn the techniques needed to create your own beautiful design.

During  the workshop, we will focus on learning the various traditional hand techniques, which may include cord spinning, tassel making, ruff and collar making, rosette making, making netting and covering moulds this all depends on the day, Clare will be teaching one Saturday a Month and we will let you know what we will be covering.

You do not need to have done passementerie before, but it will help if you have some experience of a craft such as embroidery, knitting, crochet or sewing, etc. The skills we are covering are intricate and do require patience and dexterity.
* Please note;  the cost of the Weekend includes;

Tuition by Clare Hedges

All the Materials needed for the workshop

All your refreshments throughout the day including;

Coffee, Tea, Soft drinks, snacks, cake etc.

A beautiful vegetarian lunch and dessert & fruit

The day starts at 10Am and finish at 4PM

We Look forward to welcoming you to The Little School! Please feel free to contact us if you would like any further information or if you have any questions.