Goldwork embroidery, from your first golden bug.
Goldwork looks like something only professionals do. This course proves otherwise. Across six golden insects you'll learn the core techniques from scratch, 3D padding, lamé fabric covering, texture and structure, with Valeria Fic, founder of the first Haute Couture embroidery school in the Baltic States.
What you'll learn in this course
Each insect is a complete mini-masterclass. Together they take you from your very first goldwork stitch to six finished, wearable pieces, using the classic metal-thread techniques adapted for beginners.
3D padding techniques: build sculptural volume with different paddings
3D techniques without padding: create dimension using structure alone
3D wings modelling in two different techniques
Lamé fabric covering for a smooth, luminous metal surface
Texture creation: combine thread types and metal purl for rich, tactile surfaces
How to transfer patterns: an essential skill for every future project
What's included in the course
What you will create
Six finished designs, each a different golden bug. With the right guidance and the right close-ups, every stitch makes perfect sense.
Watch a lesson before you enroll
This is exactly how every lesson is filmed: calm, close-up, and slow enough to follow. Every stitch, every step, explained as it is added.
Goldwork techniques, up close.
Instead of hundreds of hours lost in the YouTube chaos, you get a direct, structured roadmap. Every stitch, every step, explained as it is added.
After this course you'll be able to create
The Colorado Beetle
Your most ambitious design, built across seven lessons.
The Colorado beetle is the showpiece of the course: 3D wings modelled in two techniques, a layered body, and a finish that stands up as a wearable brooch. By the time you reach it, every technique you've learned comes together in one piece.
The value of your investment
Time & Focus
Stop wasting hours on YouTube tutorials. Get a clear, structured path from your first stitch to couture-level results.
Material Efficiency
Protect your materials. Learn the correct technique from the start: no wasted thread, no costly mistakes.
Confidence & Clarity
Not sure you can do it? 1,900+ students have. Step-by-step instruction means you always know what comes next.
Lifetime Value
One investment. Lifetime access. Come back whenever you're ready: the course is always there.
Course Outline
Goldwork Embroidery: Golden Insects for Beginners
Introduction to Goldwork Embroidery
- Welcome to the Goldwork Embroidery Course
- A Journey Through Time: the story of classic goldwork embroidery
- Threads classification
- Global Materials Sourcing Guide
- Where to find inspiration?
- Let's prepare for our journey: download the files & materials list
Introduction Lesson: Welcome & How to Find Your Way Around
- How to reach your library of courses & application setup
Beetle Bombardier
- Lesson 1: Contours
- Lesson 2: Filling the body
- Lesson 3: Head and legs
Corn Beetle
- Lesson 1: Contours
- Lesson 2: Body
- Lesson 3: Legs
Stag Beetle
- Lesson 1: Head
- Lesson 2: Body padding and covering with the lamé fabric
- Lesson 3: Final contours and legs
Horsetail Meadow Beetle
- Lesson 1: Contours
- Lesson 2: Body and head
- Lesson 3: Legs
Colorado Beetle
- Lesson 1: Let's prepare the stencils
- Lesson 2: Body and head forming
- Lesson 3: Legs
- Lesson 4: Wings, Part I
- Lesson 5: Wings, Part II
- Lesson 6: Wings, Part III
- Lesson 7: Finishing the beetle
Beetle Hermit
- Lesson 1: Forming the body
- Lesson 2: Head
- Lesson 3: Legs
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Learn Anywhere
Your atelier, in your pocket.
Every course includes free access in the Kajabi mobile app. Watch each lesson in HD close-up on your phone or tablet, ask questions in the private community, and continue exactly where you left off: your progress syncs across all your devices.
Your course library
All your courses in one place, on desktop, tablet and phone.
Lessons in HD close-up
Every stitch filmed up close, with materials listed under each lesson.
Private student community
Show your work, ask anything, and get direct support from Valeria.
Meet Valeria Fic
Founder of School of Couture, the first Haute Couture embroidery school in the Baltic States. Over 13 years with a needle in hand: learning from the masters, competing on international stages, and teaching thousands of students.
My dresses have been worn at the Cannes Film Festival. At the Hand & Lock Prize in London I placed 2nd in the Fashion Open category. And somewhere between teaching and competing, I wrote a book: The Business of Creative Arts.
What keeps me at the frame every morning is the moment a student says "I didn't think I could do this", and then does it anyway.
More voices across the courses
"I learned useful embroidery techniques, and I was surprised by the creativity and details of the embroidery. Wonderful teacher."
"I would describe them as well-rounded and an informative platform to begin learning different techniques."
"It is truly an honor to be a student of such a qualified teacher. Valeria is so patient and thorough that she will teach even the most inexperienced person, and enjoy doing it."
"Love it!! Well explained and easy to follow, super creative and inspiring. I'm learning so much from Valeria, such a creative designer. Thank you."
"Wonderful course, I'm still enjoying it. Valerie answered my questions instantly. Highly recommended."
"Aesthetics, structure, and quality. The course fully met expectations."
"I was amazed that starting from absolute zero, you can actually learn in just a few days. You leave not with a small sample, but with a beautifully finished work you're proud of."
"I got even more than I came for: not just a wonderful teacher, but a genuinely warm person. No stress, no pressure. Everything is built around one goal: that you truly learn."
"100% surprised by how easily completely new information is delivered. A charming, wise teacher who brings you knowledge, inspiration, and something deeper, not just about embroidery, but about life."
Begin your goldwork journey
Haute couture quality at a fraction of the price. Comparable schools charge 270 to 8,500 €.
Prices are available in EUR and USD — choose the checkout that suits you. If you pay in another currency, your bank will convert it automatically at the current exchange rate. Payments are processed through Kajabi's secure checkout: your information is never stored or shared.
Goldwork is just the beginning.
Goldwork rewards the patient hand, and it only gets richer with scale. Go deeper with the full 17-hour goldwork course, or take the whole craft in one path with the Complete Couture Journey, every course, every bonus, and the book, for less than two courses separately.
Big Goldwork Embroidery
The full goldwork course: two A4-sized projects across Part 1 and Part 2. Master the timeless art of goldwork, from the essential techniques to the complex ornaments that prepare you for independent work.
The Business of Creative Arts
Once you can create, learn to sell it: pricing, finding clients, and building a brand people remember.
Get everything in one path.
The Complete Couture Journey: 52 lessons, 10+ hours of video content, beginner to advanced, every bonus, plus the business book. One purchase, one price, the whole craft.
