HAWTHORNE & HEANEY

Embroidery Specialists

leaves

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson

by

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand Embroidery

If you follow our Instagram, then  you may have seen our post earlier in the week about the Fashion East show which we were delighted to have played a part in.  The mancunian designer, A V Robertson who specialises in embellished womenswear created a collection of elegant looks with an abundance of 3D leaves and hand embroidered elements. We were responsible for creating the leaves and petals that grow out of the garments, each of which was individually hand made.

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand Embroidery

The process started with making hundreds of meters bias binding which would seal and finish each of the pieces. As you can see Amie from A V Robertson had chosen a very exciting colour palette to work with, so there were many combinations to choose from.

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand Embroidery

After pressing all the binding into shape, it was then applied to the center fabric that made up the body of the leaves.

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand EmbroideryWith 8 colours of binding, 13 fabric insides and 8 leaf shapes, there were hundreds of potential combinations.

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand Embroidery

Then it was over to Amie to put her creations all together, if you would like to see the whole collection, click here for the vogue website.

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson London Hand Embroidery

 

 

 

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam

by

With London Fashion Week well and truely underway, we thought we would share with you a little piece of Hawthorne & Heaney embroidery that made its way onto the catwalk. We worked with the Brighton based designer Ong Oaj Pairam on his AW2016 collection to produce a heavily encrusted, lace and crystal bodice.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam London Hand Embroidery

It was a pretty quick turn around so we used all the tools at our disposal when we were developing the techniqies. The collection has a dark fairytale/ Victorian lost love theme which we worked into the designs. Using our CAD embroidery machine we developed lace like flower and leaf designs to build up a heavy base and compliment the sheen of the duchess satin on which they would be placed.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam London Hand EmbroideryAlong side this we experiemented with a variety of different sequin techniques for creating floral effects

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam London Hand Embroidery

Once this was all decided on then all there was left to do was to get stitching

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam London Hand Embroidery

We were really pleased with the effect, it felt very heavy to hold but wonderfully textured. When teamed with the jaquard trousers and sheer shirt from the rest of Pairam’s collection it really comes to life.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam London Hand Embroidery

We hope you enjoy looking at this piece as much as we enjoyed working on it. Check in again with us to see what else we have been working on recently…

If you would like to see more from Ong Oaj Pairam, please visit his website