HAUTE COUTURE EMBROIDERY COURSE
Intermediate course in specialised haute couture techniques for learning to embroider by hand using the Lunéville method, delivered by expert embroiderer Elisabeth Roulleau Gasbarre. The course is designed as a continuation of the Level 1 (introductory) course.
This intermediate-level course offers further instruction in specialist haute couture hand-embroidery techniques using the Lunéville method. It is designed to consolidate the knowledge acquired in the Level 1 introductory course and to broaden the participants’ skills by introducing new techniques and/or more complex stitches, practised on an opaque silk fabric. Emphasis will be placed on the use of materials and threads that add volume and texture, such as felt and chenille thread. Completion of the museum’s Level 1 course in haute couture embroidery techniques is mandatory.
Instructor: Elisabeth Roulleau Gasbarre
PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Dates: 19-22 May, 2026
Timetable: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Total hours: 28
Targeted at: Students or graduates in Fashion Design, Pattern Making, Dressmaking, Fine Arts and/or Design, fashion professionals, artists, and anyone interested in learning haute couture embroidery techniques. Specifically, it is aimed at people who have completed the museum’s introductory course (Level 1) in haute couture embroidery techniques.
Requirements: Completion of the museum’s Level 1 course in haute couture embroidery techniques is mandatory.
Registration: Registration will be open from the date the course is posted until 13 March (inclusive, 2pm Spanish time). Interested applicants must complete the online registration form. Applicants must also submit a CV detailing their training and experience in the fashion field, as well as a motivation letter explaining their interest in the activity and how it connects to the course content. Incomplete or late applications (received after the deadline) will be excluded.
Participants: There will be a maximum of 12 participants.
Participants will be selected based on the required documentation, and successful applicants will be notified from 15 March onwards.
Language: The course will be taught in English. The instructor speaks fluent French, has a good command of English and an intermediate level of Spanish.
Fee: 415€. The price includes materials for the activities included in the course, valued at 55€. The museum will provide each participant with a kit containing the necessary materials, including: cotton thread, gold thread, chenille thread, metallic thread, beads, embellishments, sequins, felt, and other decorative elements to be embroidered. Participants must bring and use the embroidery frame and the Lunéville needle provided in Course 1
*The above-mentioned net registration fee is to be made payable to the Cristobal Balenciaga Foundation, all bank charges must be paid by the participant.
**The “Friends of the Museum” discount is available only to members who have held active membership for at least two years at the time of registration.
LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Should the minimum number of participants not be reached, the course will be cancelled. All interested parties will be notified and all registration fees paid will be refunded.
A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course.
Further information:
Tel. +34 943 004 777
@. info@fbalenciaga.com
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