Empowering Future Creators
With Wilcom's industry-preferred embroidery and multi-decoration software, students gain the skills to shape their future careers in the dynamic field of digital embroidery. Join our global community of licensed users and enjoy world-class support, innovation, and a thriving ecosystem of opportunities.
Setting Future Careers in Motion
EmbroideryStudio is the industry standard, used in production studios, fashion houses, film sets, and universities worldwide. Teaching it, or learning it, is the difference between a portfolio and a career.
Empower your students with the software they'll use throughout their professional lives.
Empowering Future Creators
With Wilcom's industry-preferred embroidery and multi-decoration software, students gain the skills to shape their future careers in the dynamic field of digital embroidery. Join a global community of more than 395,000 licensed users and enjoy world-class support, innovation, and a thriving ecosystem of opportunities.
Universities and colleges around the world choose Wilcom because it's the same software their graduates will find on the job. There's no transition period, no relearning. Students step into the professional world ready to contribute from day one.
"Wilcom is the dominant software in the market, so we want students experiencing the same software today that they will find later when working in production factories."Jacky Puzey, Bath Spa University & University of the West of England
From Classroom to Career
Wilcom alumni have gone on to work on some of the most celebrated creative projects in the world from film and television to royal commissions and global fashion. These are their stories.
Twan began his journey with a Wilcom-sponsored university project: a meticulously embroidered 18th-century costume. From there, he transitioned into professional digital embroidery, contributing his craft to major film and television productions.
David entered Wilcom's sponsored Hand & Lock competition as a student and won twice. His journey led to celebrity collaborations, a BBC television appearance, a solo exhibition in London, a book deal with Crowood Publishing, and recognition as a QEST scholar.
Sachi won the Wilcom Digital Embroidery Associate Prize at Hand & Lock 2022 and was part of the team that digitised the Anointing Screen for King Charles III's Coronation 159 hours of digitising, 1 million stitches, using Wilcom EmbroideryStudio.
Beth won the Wilcom Prize at New Designers 2023 and later joined the prestigious Chanel and King's Foundation Métiers d'Art Fellowship. Her pioneering approach uses EmbroideryStudio's precision to create fully embroidered, zero-waste fashion garments.
Jessie's award-winning designs earned her Wilcom sponsorship through multiple prestigious competitions. Together with Twan Lentjes, their story features in an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the embroidery craft behind the Wicked film production.
In this in-depth interview, Gill Cox shares how digital embroidery has shaped her creative practice, exploring the relationship between concept and stitch, and how Wilcom EmbroideryStudio sits at the heart of her process.
See What's Possible with EmbroideryStudio
From a student university project to Hollywood film sets see how Wilcom EmbroideryStudio has shaped the careers of talented embroiderers around the world.
A Single Investment Across Your Whole Institution
Wilcom's software is used across a remarkably wide range of disciplines. Once adopted, it becomes a shared creative tool across departments, maximising the value of your investment.
"Demand for the use of our Digital Embroidery workshop is very high. Students and staff of all levels find our Wilcom software integral to their embroidery textile solutions and interdisciplinary research throughout the university."Bryony King, Technical Instructor, Loughborough University, School of the Arts
Why Fashion & Textile Schools Choose Wilcom
Everything you need to deliver exceptional embroidery education from first-year students to postgraduate research.
One Console. Zero Admin Headaches.
Managing software across a faculty shouldn't require a spreadsheet. The Wilcom Administration Tools give universities and colleges a single smart console to manage all EmbroideryStudio digital licenses.
- Allocate and reassign licences as student cohorts change
- Ensure consistency across classrooms, labs, and remote learning
- View all active licences from one place
- Fast and flexible no IT ticket required for reallocation
* Available for digital licences only
Learn About Admin ToolsRespected Voices from Leading Institutions
"Used by various departments within the university, Wilcom gives students the opportunity to learn in-depth and really experiment with their software, or simply dip in and translate one or two designs."
Birmingham City University, UK School of Fashion & Textiles
"Wilcom's support service is fantastic! I have always found them quick to respond and assist where needed. They offer a huge amount of creative possibilities, which is reflected in the variety of work that students produce."
Nottingham Trent University, UK School of Art & Design
"Wilcom software has all the tools needed to create industry-standard, high-end finishes. Despite the wide range of tools, it is very user-friendly and relatively easy to learn."
Loughborough University, School of the Arts, English & Drama
"The self-explanatory graphics make Wilcom easy to learn. One of my main joys was to watch a student's face as they machined out for the first time. It was always the same a big smile and 'I don't believe that I just did that!'"
Ulster University, UK School of Art
Supporting Responsible Fashion Education
Wilcom is committed to helping fashion and textile schools teach sustainable practice not just as a principle, but built into the tools themselves.
Setting Future Careers in Motion
Download Wilcom's Education eBook and discover how students and educators around the world are using EmbroideryStudio to achieve extraordinary things from university projects to Hollywood film sets and royal coronations.
- Real student success stories and career journeys
- Why leading universities choose Wilcom
- Finance options and academic pricing explained
- Sustainability and responsible fashion education
- How to get started with institutional licensing