Online Embroidery Course

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Our online embroidery course will teach you 20 techniques of artistic embroidery using your own sewing machine.

Make money doing what you love — with the embroidery expertise you gain from our program

Woman using her sewing machine to make embroidery
Embroidered flowers

Have you been dreaming about?

  • Working from home and managing your own hours
  • Create embroidered clothes, gifts and home decoration
  • Embroidering family home textiles
  • Collaborating with other successful designers
  • Embroidering spectacular wedding and evening dresses
  • Building a profitable and sustainable embroidery business

Think embroidery is a painstaking and time-consuming occupation?

There is a Solution!

Learn Embroidery on a simple sewing machine right at your home.

Learn the impressive techniques that will help you create the look and feel of demi-coutureโ€ฆ

Turns out, there are plenty of embroidery techniques you can implement using a regular sewing machine! And there are more than just free motion machine embroideryโ€ฆ

Earn money by learning the embroidery techniques that optimally combine speed, quality and handwork: your hands completely control the embroidery process but at the same time the machine needle speeds up the process tenfold

These are the exact same techniques used in French, British and Italian ateliers and other European fashion houses

Guess what? Fashion designers across the world highly value and actively use handwork combined with mechanical techniques.

If you are: an artist, fashion designer, passionate about textile art or just looking for new needlework skills then your opportunity is waiting!

Get started with a haute couture embroidery course today

  • Learn the system you need to become the professional embroider you always wanted to be
  • Become a high-quality in home-atelier
  • Create embroidered artworks – with no extra equipment, only using your regular sewing machine
  • Make your own hours in the comfort of your home
  • Get started today with no large financial investment
  • Do a business that you can be proud of
An embroidery pattern on a dress

What will you gain from this embroidery training course?

Free motion machine artistic embroidery can become more than just a hobby
Turn your skills into a profitable business!

You will learn how to:

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Embroider for individual orders and collaborate with other artists and designers

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Start your own well-known embroidery brand

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Embroider on thin linen and batiste

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Create impressive evening and wedding dresses on nets, tulle and silk

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Craft embroidered items for interior design, in contemporary as well as in old-fashioned techniques such as whitework and cutwork

And how do you like the idea of an embroidered applique of velvet on linen?

Cutwork, whitework, hemstitch and satin stitchโ€ฆ.
Start today and learn all these techniques!

Embroidered flowers

How does this online embroidery course work?

The Academy space consists of the educational course, and extensive library

  • A private student club.
  • Courses are easy to follow and exciting to watch and engage
  • Youโ€™ll have access to 44 complete lessons
  • Youโ€™ll be able to master 20 machine embroidery techniques
  • You will gain the skills to complete 4 projects

What types of people take our online course?

Professionals from all walks of life have enjoyed success with our program!

  • Interior designers
  • Fashion designers and artistic stitching masters
  • Wedding dress professionals
  • Doll creators
  • Stay at home moms
  • Engineers
  • Architects
  • Medical professionals

Many people have been able to equipped a home atelier and successfully sell their embroidered products, delighting their families and clients using the techniques taught in this course.

Start training your machine embroidery skills right away!

In fact, youโ€™ll be applying these skills during the course!

Intro to design, color theory and planning skills are included in this course to help you easily employ beautiful color combinations in all your projects.

Youโ€™ll be creating your own designs for embroidery and improve your professional skills.

The online program consists of an Embroidery Foundations Course plus three additional courses:

Throughout the course you will gain expert skills in art embroidery, interior embroidery, clothing embroidery and wedding accessories.

Your newly acquired skills will help you turn your hobby and passion into a profitable business.

You will be able to easily use these techniques and skills in the modern world.

Maya Lantsova and her sewing machine

Meet your course author

Maya Lantsova

Professional clothing designer, and embroidery artist.

What are students saying about the
Academy of embroidery and clothing decoration?

Elena Sadokhina

Elena Sadokhina

Absolutely delighted with the course! Very clear, all the declared directions are considered in detail. Great presentation and great feedback. I had a lot of fun doing the tasks. The acquired practical skills “inspired”, added self-confidence and a desire to move on. There are many plans for the future related to the development of oneself in this area. Thank you very much!

Elena Sadokhina
Russia
Zahrah Murad

Zahrah Murad

About the course, you’re really aย great team.ย  The way you learn is veryย wonderful, easy and very understandable. I have learned a lot from you and very beautiful I loved you so much I would like to continue with you I liked studying at your wonderful academy. Thank you to the whole team, and you, my dear, love you.

Zahrah Murad
Saudi Arabia
Katerina Kosheva

Katerina Kosheva

Clear and capacious lessons, high-quality pedagogical and curatorial work! Motivation for debt.

Katerina Kosheva
Yaroslavl
Galina Kopylova

Galina Kopylova

The course includes many techniques, the material is presented methodically. Curator available 24/7.

Galina Kopylova
Chelyabinsk
Natalia Pinchuk

Natalia Pinchuk

Thanks to Maya for such a rich and well-written lesson plan, support from the curator Irina. It was interesting and difficult, thanks to the support everything turned out. I want to improve further.

Natalia Pinchuk
Moscow
Elena Kunakbaeva

Elena Kunakbaeva

It turns out that my sewing machine embroiders??I knew that someday this would happen !!! For so long I have been looking for a master who can explain how it is to embroider! The main class teacher and everything will turn out. Maya, I love it! Still the threads are appropriate, but everything is ahead. The house in Provence is a masterpiece!

Elena Kunakbaeva
dressmaker, Naro-Fominsk
Daria Venetskaya

Daria Venetskaya

A voluminous and consistent course of machine embroidery. Sometimes it is difficult, but this only makes the result more joyful!

Daria Venetskaya
interior designer, St. Petersburg, Academy im. Stieglitz
Natalia Doruda-Suprunenko

Natalia Doruda-Suprunenko

For the first time I made embroidery in free-motion stitch! A lot of new information for me, and the knowledge gained in the learning process will be applied by me in practice. It is difficult to judge what you encounter for the first time … but in this case everything is simple and clear! I wish creative success to your Academy!!! And so do we!

Natalia Doruda-Suprunenko
handicraft sales manager
Tatiana Kamyshnikova

Tatiana Kamyshnikova

I learned how to do free-motion stitch, the discovery was: 1 about laying fabric in an embroidery hoop, 2. About embroidery, what needs to be starched and how cotton is decoated. I really liked it, thank you very much, I will give 10 points. I learned a lot of interesting things that I didnโ€™t know Thank you very much girls for your support and understanding that homework has been done for so long. I wish you success in the development of the school. With you, you gain such peace. I am very glad that I got to your school ยก!! I liked everything and probably no comments !!

Tatiana Kamyshnikova
Design engineer, Kazakhstan
Ekaterina Sedina

Ekaterina Sedina

I got the knowledge to get started: how to hoop a fabric with high quality, how to translate a drawing. And of course the embroidery process itself. I liked everything very much. Thank you to your team! After the embroidered house, I want more practice in other types of embroidery. I liked embroidering very much… I plan to continue my education on a full course.

Ekaterina Sedina
Moscow
Marina Medvedeva

Marina Medvedeva

All material is presented in an accessible and understandable way. Most of the knowledge acquired at level 1 was completely new. Interesting level! Great teacher and tutor!  

Marina Medvedeva
Fashion designer, Stavropol

Akiko Iwasaki

The Academy has taught me the great potential of machine embroidery. I really appreciate Maya giving me this opportunity. I really appreciate Iryna motivating me by warm comments. If I want to study at the Academy again someday, I would like to participate. I was looking forward to seeing the wonderful works of other students. I want to enjoy them on Instagram from now on. I wish the Academy more and more development. I have learned a lot from the Academy. Thank you for the wonderful time. Kind regards,

Akiko Iwasaki
Japan
Victoria Malysheva

Victoria Malysheva

I want to sincerely thank Maya Lantsova for the skills that I acquired during my studies. I was completely incapable of tailoring and could not even make a straight line. Maya taught me with such patience and now I am not at all afraid to sew and create. Thanks a lot!!!! I also want to add on my own that Maya is a very delicate and well-mannered person. With an art education, she surprisingly feels beautiful. With all my heart I wish her success and the same bright talented students! I learned how to sew beautiful and unique things for children. How proud the children are of my works and receive so many compliments at school! Sincerely, Victoria is an eternal student).

Victoria Malysheva
Artist, Austria / Browse Instagram
Natalya Kislevich

Natalya Kislevich

During the preparatory level, I learned to lay out stitches patiently and evenly. The knowledge was not new, but everything was rethought in a new way. The master class was presented very well. Maya is just great!

Natalya Kislevich
Designer of wedding and evening dresses, Israel / Browse Instagram
Veronica Beranek

Veronica Beranek

Most of the information was new to me. It was good to think again about what I want to strive for and what to do. The course is available. If there were any questions, I always got answers to them. I really enjoy learning from you!

Veronica Beranek
Photographer, Austria / Browse Instagram
Tatiana Protopopova

Tatiana Protopopova

Maya clearly developed a shopping plan for me based on my wishes and financial capabilities. It was a discovery for me that without ironing (wet heat treatment) it is impossible to sew a neat thing. Embroidery on a sewing machine is a special magic, in a fairly short time you can embroider much more than with your hands. And the quality will be higher! The work with the color transition was very interesting, ordinary threads on an old sewing machine can do a miracle. This is a special kind of creativity, a more refined lifestyle, to create such beautyโ€ฆ..

Tatiana Protopopova
Mother of 3 daughters, Moscow / Browse Instagram
Ekaterina Donets

Ekaterina Donets

A very rich course, both in terms of techniques and in terms of design, I really liked it, thank you from the bottom of my heart! Thank you for letting me into this magical world! With every stitch, with every project, we are moving towards our goal, without your help, of course, it would be more difficult to do, thank you, you are professionals!!! I wish you health, patience in educating us, do not give up and move forward, success and prosperity to you!!!!

Ekaterina Donets
Medical worker
Alina Pozhitkova

Alina Pozhitkova

I’m very glad I found these courses. Exceeded expectations! I like the approach, seriousness and verification of assignments. What is not just paid for the course and “swim” in it as you want. And that they support you throughout your studies, sincerely rejoice at the promotion and worry when you disappear for a long time.

Alina Pozhitkova
Advertising agency designer / Browse Instagram
Irina Lavrushina

Irina Lavrushina

I definitely gained confidence that my choice was right and not accidental. I competently organized my workplace and even made tailor’s pads. I received a lot of useful tips on the sewing machine care and iron, printed it out and folded it into a workbook. I like the completely academic approach to learning. I have two higher professional educations and little teaching experience. I understand what work has been done to prepare lesson material that is convenient for everyone. I am glad for my determination to take on a case that I have been thinking about for a long time. I really like the ease of communication within the academy. I feel like I’ve known your team for a long time. Thank you!

Irina Lavrushina
Puppet artist / Browse Instagram

What do you need for participating in this online course?

  • Youโ€™ll need access to a regular sewing machine and stable internet connection.
  • Any sewing machine will work!
  • You can access the course offerings anywhere in the world.
  • Invest 1-2 hours daily for embroidery courses
  • Participate in 2-3 lessons per week for a successful result.
Sewing machine embroidery

You can take a standard course or learn individually

โ€œIndividual Planโ€ – an expert will personally work with students and create an individual lesson plan and schedule convenient for optimal learning.

24 months of access to the program and you get weekly feedback from the expert Maya Lantsova.

Youโ€™ll also receive an additional module on promoting your brand using social media.

You will learn to create as well as sell your products.

Individual Plan students get a bonus! 3 months of free alumni club membership!

An online learning plan to take you from beginner to advanced.


Introduction: You are ready to embroider! Your workplace is fully equipped, and you will complete the embroidered etude โ€œHouse in Provence.โ€

Beginner: Youโ€™ll be embroidering simple techniques and understand how to use them in your work! You will complete the project โ€œtunic in Japanese style.โ€

Intermediate: You’ll be embroidering family home textiles, lingerie and everyday clothing. You will complete the project: โ€œInterior pillow with embroidery.โ€

Advanced: Youโ€™ll now take your skills and start embroidering evening and wedding dresses and exclusive accessories. You will complete the project: โ€œAccessory with 3D embroidery.โ€

Other benefits

  • Access to the private student club
  • Access to the Academy library
  • Homework evaluated by our course curator.
  • Guaranteed results depending on your effort
  • 12 months of access to all the learning materials
  • Certificate of completion

Want to start a profitable embroidery business?

The time is now!


What’s next?

After you sign up you will receive your welcome letter and an invitation to the Academy space.


What can you expect?

You’ll get the course program for 19 weeks.

A list of instruments and materials needed for a home atelier business.

You get the artistic student handbook and the Academy library access, where you can find books on design, fashion and embroidery.

Schemes, patterns and photos of designer collections of the highest quality โ€“ including all the materials we will work with throughout the course.

Even more! You get access to the private student club, which is a professional network of students and alumni of the Academy. 

Itโ€™s time for you to get started!

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Preparation for work:

workplace, materials and tools, setting up a machine for embroidery, hooping fabric, 1 way of transferring a pattern, working with color, skills in free-motion embroidery in 3 techniques.

Home studio:

goals and objectives, floor plan, estimate, product ironing.

Project: 

art-embroidery, sketch โ€œHouse in Provenceโ€.

Results:

  1. Your sewing machine is set to embroider. 
  2. You know how to properly hoop fabric for machine embroidery.
  3. Obtained the primary skills necessary for embroidery on a sewing machine in 3 techniques! 
  4. Mastered 1 way to transfer the pattern to the fabric.
  5. You know how to sort the pattern by color and pick up the threads in accordance with the pattern.
  6. The first embroidered project is ready: a sketch  of a small house in Provence".

At all stages of the course, I share with you the secrets that the masters of the twentieth century passed on to me. These skills will allow you to master the more complex classical embroidery techniques on a conventional sewing machine that our students learn in other courses.