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Hawthorne & Heaney does Tricky Fabrics

December 23, 2015 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Hawthorne & Heaney does Tricky Fabrics London Hand Embroidery

Embroidery can be a wonderfully versitile embellisment but sometimes it can be difficult to match the artistic vision to the reality on some of the more troublesome fabrics. At Hawthorne & Heaney we have been working hard to overcome some of these difficulties on some of our recent machine embroidery projects.

Hawthorne & Heaney does Tricky Fabrics London Hand Embroidery

Leather and velvet are two such troublesome farbics as they can not be framed up in the usual way as it will damage the fabric. The leather when framed becomes stretch and the velvet pile can be crushed irreversably. Despite this we have found ways of working around the fabric’s issues and been able to produce playful and detailed embroideries like those you see here.

Hawthorne & Heaney does Tricky Fabrics London Hand Embroidery

Some of our regular customers may have recieved another example of this in the form of the Christmas cards we produced this year.

Hawthorne & Heaney does Tricky Fabrics London Hand Embroidery

As you can see the cards are all embroidered into the card itself and off set with a tinsel pom pom for some festive cheer.

Hawthorne & Heaney does Tricky Fabrics London Hand Embroidery

If you have a project or idea that you would like to be embroidered but aren’t sure if it is going to work, let us know as we can probably work a way around it.

Happy Christmas from the Hawthorne & Heaney Team

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Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, London Tagged With: card, cards, Christmas, embroidery, Hawthorne & Heaney, leather, machine, paper, stitching, tricky fabrics, velvet

Hawthorne & Heaney for Carne Griffiths, Embroidery in Art

September 5, 2014 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Once again, Hawthorne & Heaney has had the pleasure of working with the artist Carne Griffiths on some of his new pieces in preparation for his upcoming solo exhibition.  Griffiths’s addition of embroidery suit his drawing style and use of colour very well as the stitches are absorbed into the piece and are accepted as another stroke or mark. The use of the embroidery draws on Griffith’s own history as a gold wire draftsman which is demonstrated in his subtle and considered choice of stitch.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Carne Griffiths, Embroidery in Art London Hand Embroidery

A range of Griffiths’ work will be on display at the Ink’d gallery in Brighton for his solo exhibition called ‘Origins’ from the 6th September to 5th October 2014. This follows his previous successful exhibition with them back in 2012 and will feature some of the hand embroidered pieces along with a range from his collection.

 Hawthorne & Heaney for Carne Griffiths, Embroidery in Art London Hand Embroidery

There is also several opportunities to get involved and meet the man himself, there will be a raffle held throughout the exhibition if you fancy the chance to win a commission by Griffiths which will be selected at the end of the show. He will be holding a 3 hour workshop on working with tea, alcohol, pens and ink spills in his distinctive style. The workshop will be held in the Ink’d Gallery on the 27th September, 11-3, places are limited so don’t delay if you want a place!

 

Hawthorne & Heaney for Carne Griffiths, Embroidery in Art London Hand Embroidery

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