Master this essential embroidery skill and set yourself up for stitching success - every time

If you're serious about embroidery - or even just starting out - you'll quickly discover how important it is to work on properly tensioned fabric. A slate frame is the gold standard for professional results, and in this course, I'll guide you through everything you need to know to confidently set one up.

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Course curriculum

  1. Introduction

  2. Preparing To Frame Up

  3. Attaching The Fabric To The Slate Frame

  4. Finishing The Slate Frame

  5. BONUS; How To Apply A Second Layer Of Fabric

About this course

  • FREE
  • Video Instruction
  • BONUS Section

What You'll Learn

  • What a slate frame is and why it's worth using

  • How to choose the right frame and fabric size for your project

  • How to prepare your frame and fabric

  • Step-by-step techniques for pinning, stitching and tensioning your fabric

  • Tips to get your fabric drum tight and ready for your most beautiful embroidery yet

What's included:

  • Videos

    Bite-sized video lessons covering each step of the process.

  • Easy to follow

    Friendly, easy-to-follow instruction with close-up demonstrations.

  • Lifetime access

    Lifetime access, so you can return to the lessons whenever you need a refresher.

This Course Is Perfect For:

  • Complete beginners who've never used a slate frame before

  • Stitchers returning to embroidery after a break.

  • Anyone who wants a clean, professional setup for their embroidery projects.

  • Students preparing for advanced techniques such as silk shading, goldwork and stumpwork.

Start Your Next Embroidery Project The Right Way

Join me and learn how to frame up like a pro - your stitches (and your hands) will thank you.
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Meet Your Instructor

Sara Rickards

Sara Rickards

Well Embroidered was founded by renowned hand embroidery expert, teacher and artist Sara Rickards. Over the years Sara has worked with both businesses and individuals to create bespoke hand embroidered pieces. Her love of teaching led her to also sharing her extensive embroidery knowledge and passion through her popular online classes and has taught sell-out classes around the world. Now running her own successful business, she has been able to expand and develop her teaching opportunities with self-paced classes and YouTube content meaning students can choose how they want to learn with Sara. With over 20 years in the industry Sara’s projects have been featured in Stitch magazine, she’s created bespoke pieces for fashion and bridal designers alike, conserved ecclesiastical embroidery and still manages to find time to teach on the Certificate & Diploma programme at the Royal School of Needlework where she trained as an apprentice. Her expertise and eye for detail means she is much in demand by the RSN as an assessor. Sara is passionate about inspiring her students to create their own exquisite embroidery and creates bespoke embroidery designs ready to be taught. She has a talent for clearly explaining the method behind working an embroidery stitch, whilst anticipating potential problems students may have and correcting them before too much unpicking is needed. This is makes her a highly trusted and in demand teacher.