Forum Ecole BdL

Like most other forums there needs to be some basic ground rules for engagement. Those who cannot follow these general rules will be banned and not welcome back. Thank you. 1. - Please no foul language; IF and only IF you must emphasize your point please limit yourself to Grawlixes(i.e. - #@!$*). Violators will be given ONE warning before being banned hereafter. 2. - No Spam/Scams or mass advertisements. Period, no exceptions. 3. - No harassment/flaming/bullying or general non-civil discourse will be tolerated. We assume we are all productive members of society....so act like it. Violation of this will result in immediate banning. 4. - Inappropriate content - any explicit "XXX" imagery/descriptions, UNLESS deemed essential to work(embroidery, fashion), are strictly prohibited. Again UNLESS it's vital to your work/idea or such....keep it in your pants. 5. - Illegal content - Please refrain from posting imagery, content that the original user has not given permission to use. We expect the work YOU post in the galleries to be your own. Any violations will be removed and the user will be given ONE warning before banning. 6. - Postings - Please post in related topic area only, all incorrect topics will be removed by moderators. Please limit your image size to 800 x 600 at 72 DPI MAX. Anything larger will be removed at the discretion of the moderators. 7. Information - Please understand that the information on this site was learned/shared/discovered over many work experiences or training. Therefore we would like to ask that as members, you DO NOT share the information found on this site. You may use it for your own purpose, but absolutely NO reproductions/copies/screenshots are allowed without express permission of the Admin. Thank you for reading our basic rules and have fun posting!

Thank you members for joining our online community that specializes in discussing all topics relevant to the world of couture embroidery. The aim here is to share our wealth of knowledge through new postings and helping each other be it with projects, bouncing ideas or developing new techniques. I wish you the best and have an enjoyable time exploring our forum! Please introduce yourself and share one thing you love about couture embroidery!

Much on the content here on our forum is based on over 15+ yrs experience that was gained through blood, sweat, and lots of pricks...from needles. Therefore we ask you understand that because this information was NOT gained freely, then we cannot in all honesty give it out for free. Outlined here are the basic plans that allow you access to our forum year round. For the casual visitor a stagiaire (pay-as-you-go) plan that allows for casual viewing, to the maître (two yr subscription) subscription that comes with emailed content(free designs, preview content and more) and other amazing surprises! Stagiaire (pay-as-you-go) - offers basic one month access to all parts of the forum. Only pay when you want to visit our site! Apprenti (3-month subscription) - offers basic three month access to all parts of the forum. Gain access to preview content 12hrs before posting via email! Debutant (yearly subscription) - offers yearly access to all parts of the forum. Gain access to preview content 24hrs before posting via email along with special offers, free designs and more! Maître (2 year subscription) - offers a two year access to all parts of the forum. Gain access to preview content 48hrs before posting via email along with special offers, free designs and more!