Open Studios

Four times a year, we open our studio doors for drop-in appointments. Come see our creative process and inspirations firsthand, and have your garment embroidered on the spot!

**Next Open Studio dates in the calendar:**

After 10 solid and exciting editions, we’ve decided to take a break from hosting Open Studios events.

Unfortunately this means we no longer cater for small embroidery commissions like names, initials, short phrases or small figurative placements. A great alternative to this, is our embroidery customisable products.

Apart from this, we solely focus on more complex embroidery pieces designed by us (see the bespoke enquiry section).

So, no more studio visits and appointments?

At present, we are taking some time to consolidate a new exciting plan, but it will be different from what we did in the Open Studios events. We are immensely thankful for your visits, support and your custom and we are always keen to come up with fun and engaging plans and that’s something we’ll continue doing for sure.

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What's the story with the Open Studios?

Open Studios came about as a way to engage with our clients and offer them a more personal service.

We no longer offer small embroidery customisations over client’s own garments from the studio, as we mainly focus on larger pieces and more complex designs. But we still wanted to dedicate some time to these, as well as meet our clients and show them our colourful studio. For this reason we came up with an Open Studio plan.

So if you're thinking of something special for yourself or a loved one, this is the perfect opportunity to get it customised.

Prices for personalisations on the day:

Initials on your garments - £20
One name or word on your garment - £25
Two names or words on your garment - From £37+
Illustrated placements on garments - From £37+
We will be also selling one-off and limited-edition patches and customisables, with prices ranging from £25, £37, £55+
If we run out of time when embroiderying your custom patch, we can still make it for you later and ship it to you at no cost.

(Above photo credit to: @ironheartdenim)

What to expect?

During the Open Studio, you can bring in your own pre-loved garment and select from a range of handcrafted chainstitch embroidery personalisations.

You can choose from monogramming, names, and short phrases, as well as pre-made custom patches and customisable designs.

If you're in a hurry, you can also have your garment shipped back to you once is made.

**What we don’t offer during Open Studio events:**

Large and Intricate Placements - Due to time constraints during events, we can't tackle these. However, if you're interested, you can enquire here. Please note that commissions start at £500 for a bespoke piece, designed and embroidered by us. If you’d like to run an idea past before the event, you can reach us here.

Bulk Garment Embroidery - In a 1-hour slot, we can typically embroider up to 2 pieces. While we always try to accommodate as many pieces as possible within the hour, our primary focus is on delivering an enjoyable and memorable experience.
Branding for Marketing Campaigns - Our Open Studio plan lies in crafting light-hearted and personal meaningful pieces. While we value brand collaborations, these events aren't the right setting for producing promotional or advertising campaigns pieces.

Testimonials

“What a privilege to visit Giulio in his studio this morning!

I think Giulio's skill and dedication to his craft is plenty evident in his (Instagram) posts but seeing him at work and having a go myself on that very tricky machine and viewing the wondrous collection of machines that Giulio has sourced and painstakingly restored was so impressive!!

Giulio you really are a genius!”

Janelle H.

“I am soooo glad I came today, sometimes the distance and time put you off making the effort. It was such a great experience to meet you, see you work and hear the story of how it all came to be!

Thank you so much for creating something I will treasure and will hopefully become part of my heritage!”

Joanne H

“Giulio! We just woke up and we are still in awe about meeting you yesterday - it was such a special occasion for us to meet you and receiving the honour to getting to know you through your life stories, all the turns, bits and pieces, your work, your approach to life…

…everything was so special.”

Raffaele S.