Silk

Hawthorne & Heaney does Victoria Secret

April 12, 2018 by Eleanor Rowlands

Last weekend, we had another monogramming event with lingerie brand Victoria Secret. It was held at their brand new store on bond street.

To celebrate their opening, customers were able to have their Victoria Secret robe personalised with their initials. They were able to choose from two fonts, and a range of colours. We were glad to be able to celebrate with them.

Below, are some pictures of the event:

If you were lucky enough to get your hands on one of these robes, we would love to see a photo! Tag us on Instagram @hawthorneheaney

Hawthorne & Heaney for Suicide Squad with Chaos Fashion

August 4, 2016 by Natasha Searls-Punter

The New Suicide Squad Movie has been long awaited, but last night was the European Premier in London’s Leicester Square. Hawthorne & Heaney were delighted to be asked to do the embroidery work for an outfit for the ladies of the cast for one of their looks. Chaos Fashion designed and produced these beautiful silk satin tracksuits for Cara Delevingne and Margot Robbie wear to the after party.

Each tracksuit was personalised with the girls names on the front in gold against the suit’s navy.

The back sported, the films ‘SKWAD’ and ‘X’.

The machine embroidery featured a slight fade within the fill which helps to give it it’s shadowed effect.

It was great fun to be part of this super fast project with Chaos’s designers, Charlotte Stockdale & Katie Lyall and it is great to see the finished items being worn so well. To see more picture from the evening, follow the link here.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Ong Oaj Pairam

February 24, 2016 by Natasha Searls-Punter

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.

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.

Along side this we experiemented with a variety of different sequin techniques for creating floral effects

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

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.

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

Hawthorne & Heaney Investigates Luxury Car Interiors

January 14, 2016 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Embroidered car interiors are a luxury that can give any car personality and individuality. Hawthorne & Heaney have recently been doing at lot of work for interiors on leather so we thought we would explore some of the other possible outcomes.

Embroidering car interiors has a wide variety of possibilities, from a small, simple logos to grand designs that cover the entire interior!

Spirit of Ecstasy Embroidered Car Interior

Here’s an example of a simple yet beautiful embroidery inside a Rolls-Royce. It was commissioned by Eurokars to celebrate 10 years representing Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

Embroidered Head Rest

A simple yet effective idea, this tiger design is slightly bolder, though it does not stop there! Some have gone to the lengths of decorating the entire car interior with beautiful designs

Floral Embroidered Phantom Series II

This car’s interior is lined with 10 metres of hand spun Chinese Silk, which has been hand painted and then embroidered for extra impact! The painted and embroidered duck egg blue silk was applied to the roof, rear seats and parts of the doors in a Rolls-Royce Phanton Series II.

Phantom Series II Interior Design

The interior was customise by the in house design team at Rolls-Royce with the assistance of two design graduates; Cherica Haye and Michelle Lubsy.

“The Phantom is synonymous with tranquillity,” says Haye, a graduate of Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. “It is an ambient, calm and peaceful cocoon in a frenetic world.”

Hawthorne & Heaney with Navio Ties

November 27, 2014 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Navio ties is a very interesting tie brand that has taken the idea of monogramming and put their own nautical spin on it. Using Flags and Pennants they translate your chosen letters into Nautical Flag symbols, the likes of which have been used at sea for hundreds of years, and apply that to the tie. This creates a beautiful personalised item with a hidden meaning, except for those who speak the language.

The Initials represented by the flags are stitched into the silk of the tie itself which can be produced in 4 different designs. The ties themselves are 100% silk, woven and made by hand in Sudbury, England and then brought to London to be embroidered by Hawthorne & Heaney.

They make a beautiful gift for a distinguished gentlemen, appropriate for any occasion If you would like to learn more about Navio ties or to make your order, visit their website for details.

Antico Setificio Fiorentino

July 3, 2014 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Anytime we come across a brand or a maker who shares an ethos with us we like to share them with you and Antico Setificio Fiorentino is one such brand. They make beautiful, traditional silks on handwoven looms in the San Frediano in Florentine tradition as they have since 1786. Their website and literature is a veritable what’s what of silk, explaining the differences in the silks and their corresponding patterns in exceptional detail. From Erminsino to Filaticcio, Broccatello to Lampasso even a textiles enthusiast feels like they have learned something from visiting their world.

Their website is definitely worth a visit with lots of striking images and hypnotic video clips of the looms. It gives a great sense of the scale of time it must take to make a batch of made to measure cloth. The delicate threads and fibres weave seamlessly through the looms, some of which date back to the 18th century and are based on the original designs of Leonardo Di Vinci. Antico Setificio Fiorentino go to great efforts to share with the public the art of weaving, as they recently exhibited the Di Vinci warping machine in Milan in April. They also have an ongoing project with the State Archives of Florence to restore and digitise ancient volumes of the Art of Silk and the Art of Wool in order to preserve this rare insight into weaving of the past.

It’s lovely to see such passion and enthusiasm for an ancient craft and that it still has a place and desirability in current textile production. However with such an eye for detail and quality as is seen here, it is no surprise that they continue to thrive.