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Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker’s House

October 27, 2016 by Hasina Akther

Burberry is one of the most acclaimed British fashion houses, and to celebrate their Spring/Summer 2017 collection, Burberry partnered up with The New Craftsmen to hold a week long exhibition at Maker’s House, Soho. This event showcased the best of British craftsmen, designers and makers as well as the latest Burberry collection.

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

As you make your way into the house, you walk through the garden which is covered in fairy lights with large white sculptures of heads, figures and giant horses creating a magical atmosphere before you’ve entered the building.

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

The house was divided into sections, the first floor is where the makers set up their studio for the day. Each day there are a new group of makers, from jewelry makers, basket makers and textile designers. Whilst I was there, I was lucky enough to see the work of Shepherds Book Binders, sculptor Thomas Merrett, textile designers Rosalind Wyatt and Rose De Borman and even got to listen to storytelling from Pindrop studios. Watching all of this was very exciting, especially to see the work that goes into their practice.

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

Downstairs is where they displayed giant mood boards showing the inspiration behind Burberry’s SS17 collection designed by Christopher Bailey. For this collection, Bailey took inspiration from the novel ‘Orlando’ by Virginia Woolf, where in the novel the protagonist’s gender changes halfway through. He also drew influences from Nancy Lancaster’s interior design, using her sense of colour and floral designs.

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

At the very top of the Makers House is where the Burberry collection was located. Each look was presented across the room with music playing in the background. There was a huge screen where we could watch the catwalk show and this was held here in the Makers House. We found out that even the carpet was bespoke designed for the show!

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

The colours in the collection ranged from black and gold to soft mint greens and pinks. Shapes and techniques used alongside the colours captured both feminine and masculine qualities and this fits the story of Orlando.

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

This collection was also celebrated as this was the first time the garments were available to buy immediately after the show. Normally it takes around six months to buy what you see on the catwalk.

Hawthorne and Heaney Visits Burberry Maker's House London Hand Embroidery

This was truly a beautiful collection and a great way for everyone to experience and celebrate London Fashion Week.

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Fashion, London Tagged With: British craftsmen, British makers, Burberry, Christopher Bailey, colour, exhibition, fashion, Fashion Embroidery, Feminine, floral, Hawthorne & Heaney, interiors, Makers House, Masculine, Nancy Lancaster, Orlando, Pindrop studios, rosalind wyatt, Rose de Borman, Shepherds Book Binders, Soho, ss17, textile designers, Thomas Merrett, Virginia Woolf

Hawthorne & Heaney for A V Robertson

September 22, 2016 by Natasha Searls-Punter

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

 

 

 

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Fashion, London Tagged With: 3D, a v robertson, amie victoria robertson, bias binding, binding, colour, Designer, embellishment, embroidery, fashion, fashion east, hand embroidery, hand made, leaves, LFW, London, London Fashion Week, organza, petals, spring summer 2017, ss17, stitching

Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17

August 4, 2016 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand EmbroideryOur regular readers will be familiar with the long standing creative relationship that Hawthorne & Heaney have with Joshua Kane and his SS17 collection was no exception. This season we produced a series of tie pin/brooch roses which embellished a large proportion of the collection.

Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand Embroidery The show itself was sharp but beautiful as is Kane’s house style with a sumptuous 3D fabric rose on the lapels. Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand Embroidery

The roses are available in Black Satin, Teal Velvet, Crushed Purple Velvet and Printed Black and White Silk. Below is a little taste of the looks from the runway. Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand EmbroideryThe roses are created by wrapping and twisting the fabric to manipulate it into the plush shape of a rose. Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand Embroidery

They fasten onto the lapel with a silver stiletto tie pin back .Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand Embroidery

They lend themselves well to both embellishing a dinner jacket or adding a sartorial touch to a more casual suit jacket. Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand Embroidery

Along with being worn on clothing, Kane has also shared the roses styled with some of his other accessories: Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand Embroidery

And here is the man himself sporting his own Crushed Purple Velvet Rose. Hawthorne & Heaney on Joshua Kane SS17 London Hand EmbroideryWe can not wait to see what they produce next season!

Filed Under: Embroidery, Fashion, London, London Embroidery Tagged With: 3D, accessories, bespoke, brooch, embroidery, fabric manipulation, fashion, flower, Hawthorne & Heaney, joshua Kane, lapel embellishment, LFW, lmc, London, London Fashion Week, mens, roses, runway, show, ss17, suits, Tailoring, tie pin

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