3D Coral Inspired Beaded Box Frame with Imogen Melissa
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£210.00
In this 2 day workshop you’ll master the art of 3D beaded embroidery, creating a coral inspired beaded box frame. On the morning of the first day of the workshop we’ll work through a mini kit, where you will learn all the 3D beading techniques you’ll need to create the coral inspired embroideries. Including; bugle bead work, sequin work, beaded fireworks and simple beaded embellishment. You’ll also be taught the signature hand embroidery stitches Imogen uses to create textures in the background of her beaded pieces. Such as french knots and seed stitch. Once the basics have be taught, you will pick the colours for your framed beaded embroidery. There will be a selection for you to choose from. If you want to bring anything from home you are more than welcome, but there will be plenty available in the workshop.
Before the end of the first day we will set up our hoop to stitch our framed piece, marking out the boundaries with a water erasable pen. Then you can bead away on the hoop until you are happy with your beaded master piece, this will hopefully be started not he first day and carry into the second. To finish we’ll frame up our embroidery into the box frame. If you don’t finish your embroidery in the workshop you can do this at home. A video link on how to do this will be included in your kits to take home with you, so please don’t worry about completing the embroidery in the workshop, beading takes time. The box frame for the embroidery will be supplied, it will be a faux mid tone wooden frame with a large mount, the frame is shown in the photos.
Guest Tutor – Imogen Melissa
Imogen is an embroidery artist based in Surrey, England, and the founder of Imogen Melissa. After graduating in 2018, she built her career as a freelance embroiderer in both fashion and interiors, working with Mary Katrantzou, M Industry London, and Helen Amy Murray. Her work has been exhibited in London and across Europe.
In 2020, Imogen launched Imogen Melissa with the aim of modernising perceptions of embroidery—one bead at a time. She creates intricate embroideries with playful colour combinations, reimagining them as contemporary artworks for the home. What began as selling original artworks soon grew into something new: a limited run of embroidery kits, designed so customers could enjoy beaded embroidery at home.
The kits quickly sold out, sparking a new direction for the brand. Today, Imogen loves designing fresh beaded embroidery and jewellery kits for the modern maker—always experimenting with colour palettes and providing clear, easy-to-follow video instructions. In 2025, Imogen’s Freshwater Pearl & Bead Bracelet Kit was awarded Best Jewellery Kit by Prima Magazine. That same year, her debut book, All New 20-To Make: Beaded Jewellery, was published, featuring 20 step-by-step projects to try at home. Her work has also been recognised in the wider embroidery community: in July 2025 and February 2026 Imogen’s work appeared on the cover of Stitch Magazine. In the July issue the magazine also ran an interview on her - a proud moment celebrating her dedication to the craft. Imogen melissa runs regular workshops and shares her beady world at shows such as The Knit & Stitch and The Stitch Festival in London.
Please note this is an in-person class at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU.
Please view important joining information about Hampton Court courses.
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RSN Stitch Bank
You can explore many more stitches in the RSN Stitch Bank.
In this 2 day workshop you’ll master the art of 3D beaded embroidery, creating a coral inspired beaded box frame. On the morning of the first day of the workshop we’ll work through a mini kit, where you will learn all the 3D beading techniques you’ll need to create the coral inspired embroideries. Including; bugle bead work, sequin work, beaded fireworks and simple beaded embellishment. You’ll also be taught the signature hand embroidery stitches Imogen uses to create textures in the background of her beaded pieces. Such as french knots and seed stitch. Once the basics have be taught, you will pick the colours for your framed beaded embroidery. There will be a selection for you to choose from. If you want to bring anything from home you are more than welcome, but there will be plenty available in the workshop.
Before the end of the first day we will set up our hoop to stitch our framed piece, marking out the boundaries with a water erasable pen. Then you can bead away on the hoop until you are happy with your beaded master piece, this will hopefully be started not he first day and carry into the second. To finish we’ll frame up our embroidery into the box frame. If you don’t finish your embroidery in the workshop you can do this at home. A video link on how to do this will be included in your kits to take home with you, so please don’t worry about completing the embroidery in the workshop, beading takes time. The box frame for the embroidery will be supplied, it will be a faux mid tone wooden frame with a large mount, the frame is shown in the photos.
Guest Tutor – Imogen Melissa
Imogen is an embroidery artist based in Surrey, England, and the founder of Imogen Melissa. After graduating in 2018, she built her career as a freelance embroiderer in both fashion and interiors, working with Mary Katrantzou, M Industry London, and Helen Amy Murray. Her work has been exhibited in London and across Europe.
In 2020, Imogen launched Imogen Melissa with the aim of modernising perceptions of embroidery—one bead at a time. She creates intricate embroideries with playful colour combinations, reimagining them as contemporary artworks for the home. What began as selling original artworks soon grew into something new: a limited run of embroidery kits, designed so customers could enjoy beaded embroidery at home.
The kits quickly sold out, sparking a new direction for the brand. Today, Imogen loves designing fresh beaded embroidery and jewellery kits for the modern maker—always experimenting with colour palettes and providing clear, easy-to-follow video instructions. In 2025, Imogen’s Freshwater Pearl & Bead Bracelet Kit was awarded Best Jewellery Kit by Prima Magazine. That same year, her debut book, All New 20-To Make: Beaded Jewellery, was published, featuring 20 step-by-step projects to try at home. Her work has also been recognised in the wider embroidery community: in July 2025 and February 2026 Imogen’s work appeared on the cover of Stitch Magazine. In the July issue the magazine also ran an interview on her – a proud moment celebrating her dedication to the craft. Imogen melissa runs regular workshops and shares her beady world at shows such as The Knit & Stitch and The Stitch Festival in London.
Please note this is an in-person class at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU.
Please view important joining information about Hampton Court courses.
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RSN Stitch Bank
You can explore many more stitches in the RSN Stitch Bank.
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