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Christmas Closure
The College will be closed from 5:00pm on Thursday 18th December 2025, until Monday 5th January 2026, with students returning on Tuesday 6th January 2026. 
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Boston College 🎅🎄🎁

Course Summary

The Beginners’ Machine Embroidery course runs over six weeks and introduces you to a range of techniques and materials. You’ll explore different fabrics and stabilisers used in machine embroidery, build confidence using the hoop and movements, and create a sample stitched outline picture. As the course progresses, you’ll experiment with thread sketching on the machine, make wired 3D lace flowers, and produce a textured picture using the techniques you’ve learned.

What else do I need to know?

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

The course will take you 12 hours to complete, over 6 weekly sessions. You will attend college from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at our Spalding Campus, starting on Tuesday 24th February 2026.

This course is fully funded, meaning you won’t have any course fees to pay.p>

How to Apply.

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Christmas Closure

The College will be closed from 5:00pm on Thursday 18th December 2025, until Monday 5th January 2026, with students returning on Tuesday 6th January 2026

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Boston College 🎅🎄🎁

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