Passementerie Online Course with Elizabeth Ashdown

05 Dec 2025 • Anne-Marie Wylie • 1 min read
Anne-Marie Wylie

A very informative online course on Passementerie.

Elizabeth Ashdown was very in tune with the students' pace and adapted her teaching to each of us.

We came from every corner of the world. Amazing to share the same interest and passion about Passementerie with people from the US, Switzerland and Australia.

My samples practiced during the lessons were so clearly explained, I was very pleased to achieve some results from the start.

Start of the Passementerie project showing initial setup and materials
  1. Scallop picot braid
Scallop picot braid Passementerie sample showing decorative looped edges
  1. Mirrored Crete - one warp, two decorative wefts
Mirrored Crete Passementerie technique with one warp and two decorative wefts
  1. Interconnected Crete - two warps, four separate lengths of decorative wefts
Interconnected Crete Passementerie technique with two warps and four decorative wefts
  1. Fabulous fringe - two warps, two separate lengths of decorative weft and fringe
Fabulous fringe Passementerie technique with two warps, decorative weft and fringe

The lampshade I made earlier needed some addition for it to be complete.

I attached a Mirrored Crete (picture 2), at the bottom of the lampshade, which was exhibited at the 75th Anniversary of the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers , at the Morley Gallery last month.

I received many comments about how neat and professional it looked. So pleased!

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