Combining the Old & New for Embroidered Coat Of Arms

Embroidery is a captivating form of artistic expression that has graced history for centuries. Although traditional hand embroidery and modern machine embroidery have been developed as two distinctly separate techniques, combining the two can create wonderful, unique results!   The marriage of hand embroidery’s intricate charm, with the efficiency of machine embroidery gave us the […]

Unraveling the History of Embroidered Monograms

As a London based embroidery studio, monograms are one of our most popular services. We offer traditional hand embroidered lettering, machine embroidered monograms and even in store activations offering on site personalisation!   These small symbolisms have been around centuries; from elaborate pieces for the noble and royal, to cherished heirlooms and simple pieces like […]

Textured Hand Guided Machine Embroidery

Vintage Irish Singer Sewing Machine

Embroidery has long been celebrated as a beautiful and intricate craft, capturing the imagination with its delicate threads and exquisite designs. Hand guided machine embroidery blends the precision of machine stitching with the spontaneity of artistic expression.   Free hand machine embroidery is a technique that allows artists to create dynamic and expressive designs using […]

Hawthorne & Heaney for Timberland

Hawthorne & Heaney Event at Timberland, Carnaby Street

Our pop up embroidery event services don’t stop at monogramming, we also offer in store, interactive workshops like this personalisation setup we hosted at Timberland on Carnaby Street.   With over 10 years experience in teaching embroidery techniques to all levels with our sister company, London Embroidery School, rest assured your customer’s will be in […]

Hawthorne & Heaney for Joshua Kane

3D Machine embroidered Tiger by Hawthorne & Heaney for Joshua Kane

As a London based studio offering luxury, custom embroidery services, we have the pleasure of working with some of the most exciting brands.   We love to push the boundaries of machine embroidery and with a wealth of experience working with traditional gold work techniques, recreating a similar effect with machine embroidery is one of […]

Hawthorne & Heaney for Amelia Vance

Amelia Vance, Urtica Dioica @textilesofameliav

At Hawthorne & Heaney we often have the pleasure of working with textile design students on their final year projects.   Amelia Vance, budding textile designer and a previous intern for Hawthorne & Heaney got in touch with us during November 2022 about some embroidery she needed our expertise for. Having worked with Amelia before […]

Bepsoke Silkwork Typography Art

Fully customisable artwork by Hawthorne & Heaney

This Spring, Hawthorne & Heaney launched a collection of military inspired typography art, specially designed for an exhibition held in Fortnum & Mason over the summer of 2022.  Designed, drafted & produced in our London studio, you can select any letter of your choice to be woven with military heritage inspired florals and embroidered onto […]

Hawthorne & Heaney at Glossier

We have been extremely busy with personalised embroidery events recently, one of them being at Glossier’s flagship UK store in Covent Garden. The building it’s self is one of the most beautiful in Covent Garden, and the interior did not disappoint either. It was a stunning setting to work in, and we thoroughly enjoyed discussing […]