Reviews - Training courses

Feedback from our trainees at the end of their vocational training at the Lunéville Embroidery Conservatoire

Corine from the Ain region – 27 to 30 January 2025 – 1 introductory session in bead embroidery

Thank you to Aude for her patience and her ability to teach us embroidery and to encourage us throughout the course.
Thank you to Julie for her advice, for listening to us and for her clear communication over the phone.

Claudine – 2024 – 9 sessions

“A big thank you to the team at the Lunéville Embroidery Conservatoire” for their high-quality teaching, kindness and for passing on this cultural heritage with passion and expertise.
Each session allowed me to learn and refine my skills in these refined techniques, ranging from basic stitches to more complex patterns, thanks to a variety of exercises and designs.
I highly recommend this wonderful cultural course in the heart of Lunéville Castle.”

Cristiana – 2024 – 7 sessions

“An excellent course, with high standards and top-quality teaching! Aude is a superb teacher who listens carefully, is patient and ensures you receive training worthy of haute couture! Julie is incredibly efficient and always ready to listen! And it's all done in a cheerful atmosphere!”

Feedback from our trainees who have taken and passed their CAP in artistic embroidery, specialising in hand embroidery

Nathalie, CAP 2022

"I chose this course because I could fund it through my CPF, and for me it was also the best place to learn Lunéville crochet embroidery – in Lunéville, in a château… the fees are affordable and the teaching is very personalised.I loved all my training sessions; you feel at ease with the teaching team and the other trainees. It's a friendly atmosphere and you learn all the techniques needed to pass the diploma – and even more besides. Nothing is set in stone, whether it's the designs or the embroidery supplies, so you can really progress at your own pace and according to your interests.Having passed this CAP, I feel more confident offering embroidered items in my shop – I no longer suffer from imposter syndrome! I'm going to keep honing my skills, embroidering jewellery and customising old clothes or making little decorative pictures… anything is possible – all that's left to do is embroider! “

Stéphanie, CAP 2022

"I chose to complete my training as an embroiderer at the Lunéville Embroidery Conservatoire because ‘Lunéville' is legendary to me! One of my friends studied tapestry in Aubusson and I imagined that Lunéville must be like Aubusson for embroidery… I looked into it and, sure enough, Lunéville was one of the leading centres for embroidery in the early 20th century, and there's a school there – the Lunéville Embroidery Conservatoire – where the teaching is listed as part of France's intangible cultural heritage! So I got in touch with Ms Rémy and enrolled. After an initial course in 2021, Aude Rémy told me that she was helping trainees prepare for the CAP and that I could sit the exam; I registered for the exam and continued my training under her guidance.The training sessions we treat ourselves to are truly special moments of pleasure! Training with Aude Rémy builds self-confidence; she passes on ‘ancestral skills' with passion, calm and sensitivity, supported by Julie, who assists her skilfully. You immediately feel yourself to be the bearer of this heritage and you want to give the very best of yourself. You find yourself wishing that time would slow down and that the lessons could go on forever… The atmosphere is warm and family-like, and it's quite a rare experience to attend classes within the walls of such a legendary château!I describe myself as a visual artist specialising in thread art, and I use Lunéville sequinned bead embroidery to create works of art; I was recently selected for an international textile art biennial, as well as for an exhibition at an art centre in the south of France this autumn. With my CAP qualification, I'm also proud to be able to officially describe myself as an ‘artisan embroiderer'! I began designing embroidery to ‘upcycle', restore or enhance garments and accessories.
My plans are to continue with these activities and develop them further…”