Tag: Claire Barrett

Hawthorne & Heaney chats with Riddle Magazine

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Hand embrodierer extraordinaire Megumi Endo working on a monogrammed handkerchief A few weeks back, we took some time out to chat to Rupert Watkins of Riddle Magazine and friend of Hawthorne & Heaney. We were delighted when he said he wanted to do an article on us for Riddle and so after lots of conversation […]

Hawthorne & Heaney at the BTBA

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At the start of July each year the Benevolent Tailors’ Beneficiary Association Summer Ball comes knocking stylishly on London’s door and Hawthorne & Heaney was there this year to answer it’s call. The Summer Ball is the more informal of the two annual BTBA Balls, one might think that there would not be that much […]

Hawthorne and Heaney at the Golden Shears 2015

Alan Bennett, awards, Brigette Stepputtis, BTBA, chittleborough and morgan, Claire Barrett, Davis and sons, golden shears 2015, Hawthorne and Heaney, Joe Morgan, Kathryn Sargent, merchant taylors hall, Robert J Bright; with Jonathan Becker, saville row bespoke, Tailoring, vivienne westwood

This time of year, one of the most prestigious awards for young aspiring tailors is awarded. As a steward of the Bespoke Tailors Benelovent Association, our director Claire Barrett attended this years event.   The prize is awarded to the student who is considered to have produced the best tailored outfit with consideration given to […]

JAMES LONG

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For their last (certainly not least) offering for LFW AW12/13 the designers at Hawthorne & Heaney had the pleasure of working with James Long. One jacket topped with cornely chain stitch and military plate came out mid show giving us a taster of the finale which was a fully embroidered jacket covered in military plate, […]

PPQ AW 12/13

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For their first show of the season Hawthorne & Heaney had the pleasure of working with Amy Molyneaux and the design team at PPQ.  Working within one of their oldest specialties they produced antiqued military gold work Ps & Qs for the conceptual leopard print designed for PPQs ‘new, more sophisticated look’.    The embroidery technique […]

OUR SCHOOL

London Embroidery School is an embroidery School in Islington running as part of  Hawthorne & Heaney.  They run embroidery  classes monthly in various techniques and sell specialist materials and equipment online.  They believe in the art of hand embroidery and believe that these skills and equipment to anyone who has the will and the patience […]