Husqvarna Viking Sewing machine price increase from August 23rd

We have just been notified that all Husqvarna Viking Sewing machines will be going up from August 23rd with the exception of the Diamond and Ruby models

Monthly Embroidery Club

This monthly class designed just for embroidery machine owners meets once a month on a Friday, 10.30 - 12.30pm. The cost is only £15.00 and includes all materials. It’s time to play with new designs and new embroidery techniques, work with design placement, combinations, stabilizers, difficult fabrics, hoops and more. Keep updated on everything new for your Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machine. No experience necessary as this class is designed to give you more embroidery experience!

Each month we will cover a new technique, February's class (Friday 26th) will be using soluble stabilisers and stand alone designs. Each months details can be found in the course brochure or on the website www.husqvarnastudio.co.uk

In January's class (the pictures above are taken from this class) we stitched thread Velvet designs from Disk 191. To get a good result when stitching thread Velvet designs always stabilise the fabric well!

Designer Diamond Weekend

Sat 6th and Sun 7th March 2010

Open to all Designer Diamond owners (also ideal for Pfaff Creative Vision Owners!).
Inspirational classes from the best to help you get the most out of your investment!. The weekend costs £150 which includes workshops, demonstrations, inspiration and much much more!
For more details View the brochure (pdf document)

Book a place now

Gold Thread Club

Have you heard about our Gold Thread Club? Payment of an annual £25 subscription (£20 renewal) gives access to special discounts, previews and exclusive events.

For example, Gold Thread members receive 25% off Husqvarna Viking accessories purchased in store, or 15% off mail order. Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Designs are 15% off in store or 10% off mail order. This year, Rose is offering Gold Thread members a course loyalty card, when they have purchased courses worth £100, they receive a voucher for £10.00 against their next course booking.

Sign up online, through this link, or contact us for more info

Sewing Shows

We really enjoy getting out and about and meeting people who can't make it into the shop, and where better than the Sewing Shows at the NEC? Last year we attended Sewing for Pleasure in March and Festival of Quilts in August
2010 show dates:
Sewing for Pleasure 25th - 28th March
Festival of Quilts 19th - 22nd August

You can see our stand is full of samples to give you inspiration, although often you inspire us! We really enjoy meeting sewing enthusiasts from all over the country, indeed from around the world. Shows are hard work and we're all exhausted by the end of week, but it's worth it!

Watch this space for news of our Show plans for 2010.

Exclusive Wool Bolero Kit

Some gorgeous felted wool has just arrived in the Studio, 100% wool in lovely colours like leaf green, lilac or grey, Lynn has already grabbed some to make up a sample. So easy to sew, this wool is cosy and so on trend. Priced at £30 per metre, it will just fly out!

We've made up a kit which includes the fabric, pattern, thread and buttons to make a cosy bolero from Burda (Pattern Number 7385) Kit price is £25, saving £12 on individual items.
 
Buy direct from www.sewingshops.co.uk

Enrolling for weekly classes now

We are now enrolling for weekly classes starting next week (commencing Monday 11th January) Places are available for dressmaking, pattern cutting, soft furnishing & creative stitching and quilting. You can go to this page on our website to view class samples or download the course brochure.

To book a course phone 0115 9881550 or go to our secure payment page. Please remember to specify the course you want to book!

Great Software offers

Since we've been here in Nottingham, embroidery machines and their software have changed so much! We have worked hard to establish ourselves as a centre of excellence for Husqvarna Viking Software, developing a software training room and course programme to help our customers get the most out of their design software. (Click here for details of our current courses, including software classes)

Click here to find out more

We've been bowled over by the response to Husqvarna Viking's 4D QuiltDesign Creator Software. It's so easy to create quilting designs for your embroidery machine and we have many happy users who will testify to that! If you'd like to read more about what this amazing software package can do, click here.

Merry Christmas from Husqvarna Studio, Nottingham

Merry Christmas everyone, we've been busy making Christmas goodies, and will be back again next week. 'Til then, have a lovely festive break!

Don't forget that the internet never sleeps and you can visit our web shop anytime
www.sewingshops.co.uk

Who are we?

What a great question, giving us a great opportunity to introduce ourselves to you!

Husqvarna Studio, Nottingham, was opened in 1996 by Neil and Rosemary Coles. The Studio has remained in the same building ever since, albeit with subtle changes to the layout and stock! The original idea was to provide a one-stop shop for sewing machine enthusiasts and to provide expert advice and high class service.

Only one year later in 1997, the Studio was awarded the coveted 'International Dealer of the Year' prize by Husqvarna Viking. The intervening years have seen some changes here at the Studio, as embroidery and sewing machines have developed, but that original ethos remains. We only deal in one brand of sewing machines, so we can confidently say that you'll get expert help and advice from our friendly staff.

Let's introduce ourselves...

Neil has been in the sewing trade since 1976, after joining his father's business in Leicester. He's an expert on technical issues for all makes and model of sewing machine.

He's also the 'CEO', acting as Managing and Financial Director of the business, alongside taking care of the technical side of things on sewing and software .

  

They say that behind every successful man there is a great woman, and this is certainly the case with Rosemary! She takes care of the day to day running of the shop, and training centre, as well as writing the newsletters, course brochures and adverts!

To relax she swims..... and sews of course! She has a Designer Diamond

Lynn has been sewing for as long as she can remember. Lynn teaches classes in the Studio alongside working full time in the shop. She owns a Designer Diamond.

Helen is another customer turned staff member. She owns a Platinum Plus embroidery machine and 3D embroidery software. She has become a software expert and loves using it in quilting and other sewing disciplines.

Sandra takes care of the mail order side of the business, 3 days per week. You may well speak to her if you have a query with your order. She owns a Designer SE, and a Huskylock 905 overlocker, as well as the 4D Professional software.

Natalie joined us whilst still at school, and is now studying Textiles at Nottingham Trent University, but works at weekends and during the holidays. She is popular with staff and customers alike, and is our in-house model!

Lee joined us in September 2009 as an apprentice sewing machine engineer. Under Neil's guidance he is becoming very dextrous with all makes of machines. From Neil's point of view it is nice to have another bloke about the place to even up the numbers a little, and to be able to talk about football and cricket!

We'll tell you about the courses, fabric and sewing machines  in the coming weeks, but if you can't wait to explore, why not visit our website www.husqvarnastudio.co.uk? 

The first post!

Hello world, this is Husqvarna Studio's first blog post. We have great plans for your blog, we'd like to share with you some of the latest news and reviews from your favourite Husqvarna Studio!
We'll follow up soon with news about us, what we're up to and more importantly what we're sewing.