HAWTHORNE & HEANEY

Embroidery Specialists

Studio

Hawthorne & Heaney: Internship Opportunity Available

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Hawthorne & Heaney: Internship Opportunity Available London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney is currently looking for an embroidery intern to join us for an immediate start.

We are looking for a current undergraduate fashion/textiles/costume student to join us in the studio for a 3 month internship. Duties will include machine and hand sewing, general administration, maintenance of the social media sites, research, assisting with embroidery preparation for both the staff and for the School and errands. Time is also set aside from duties to develop your own embroidery skills during your internship. Applicants must be hard working, versatile, enthusiastic, professional, responsible and able work well in a small team. Attention to detail is a must along with patience as nothing in embroidery is particularly quick.

Specific Needs

  • Sewing skills are essential, and a proficiency in both hand and machine sewing would be ideal.
  • Computer knowledge of both MAC and PC, ideally with an understanding of adobe programs and G drive
  • Trend aware
  • Looking to gain experience in a live studio in the embroidery sector
  • Must be a current undergraduate student of a fashion/textiles related course
  • Able to travel into London every day

This internship is unpaid and should be taken in addition to a current undergraduate course, we are therefore unable to accept non students for this position. Hours are full time, Monday- friday 9-5pm.

If you would be interested in furthering your studies please fill out the attached form.

Hawthorne & Heaney: Internship Opportunity Available London Hand EmbroideryElsie Wong (Former Intern) with her sample work

Hawthorne & Heaney Internship Opportunities

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Hawthorne & Heaney is currently looking for an embroidery intern to join us in 2017.

We are looking for a current undergraduate fashion/textiles/costume student to join us in the studio for a 3-6 month internship. Duties will include machine and hand sewing, general administration, maintenance of the social media sites, research, assisting with embroidery preparation for both the staff and for the School and errands. Time is also set aside from duties to develop your own embroidery skills during your internship. Applicants must be hard working, versatile, enthusiastic, professional, responsible and able work well in a small team. Attention to detail is a must along with patience as nothing in embroidery is particularly quick.

Specific Needs

  • Sewing skills are essential, and a proficiency in both hand and machine sewing would be ideal.
  • Computer knowledge of both MAC and PC, ideally with an understanding of adobe programs and G drive
  • Trend aware
  • Looking to gain experience in a live studio in the embroidery sector
  • Must be a current undergraduate student of a fashion/textiles related course
  • Able to travel into London every day

This internship is unpaid and should be taken in addition to a current undergraduate course, we are therefore unable to accept non students for this position.

If you would be interested in furthering your studies please fill out the attached form.

Hawthorne & Heaney Internship Opportunities London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney Internship Opportunities London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney have a new home!

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For those that don’t know Hawthorne & Heaney have moved into a fabulous new studio located in 14 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia. A short walk from Tottenham Court Road station the new studio is spacious, airy and bright with 3 studio spaces.

Hawthorne & Heaney have a new home! London Hand Embroidery

The studio now has multifunctioning rooms and our sister company London Embroidery School is using one of those rooms to host embroidery classes to learn techniques such as Goldwork and Tambour. Check out the website here to see what they have to offer:

http://www.londonembroideryschool.com

Hawthorne & Heaney have a new home! London Hand Embroidery

With such ample space we are able to be uber creative and this week our embroiderer Natasha has been working on creating goldwork inspired embroidery with a variation of metallic threads.

Hawthorne & Heaney have a new home! London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney have a new home! London Hand Embroidery

Throughout history Fitzrovia has been home to many inspiration creatives such as the English writer Virginia Woolf and Nobel Prize Winner George Bernard Shaw, whose famous playwright ‘Pygmalion’ was later adapted into an American musical called ‘My Fair Lady’ 1964.

Hawthorne & Heaney have a new home! London Hand Embroidery

Fitzrovia is also famous for the local ‘Fitzroy Tavern’ located in Charlotte Street. In the 1920’s it became the hub for artists, tradesmen and intellectuals.

The latest big project in Fitzrovia has been the Great Portland Estates redevelopment of the former Royal Mail site between Rathbone Place and Newman Street. The site comprises 2.3 acres of land which will be created into a new public square with high quality offices, retail spaces and 162 residential apartments. Facebooks new UK headquarters will be located here.

It seems that we are in the perfect location for our craft!

References:
Great Portland Estates: http://www.gpe.co.uk/property/our-portfolio/north-of-oxford-street/rathbone-square.aspx

Hidden London: http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/fitzrovia/

Fitzrovia Trust: http://www.fitzroviatrust.org/joomla16/index.php/ct-menu-item-3

 

 

 

Hawthorne & Heaney’s New Home, Soho

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As new residents of the area we thought we would share some interesting bits we have found out about the area that make us feel at home in our new surroundings.

London has a rich history of dressmaking and tailoring, up until the early 19th Century, Paris had been the centre for fashion and clothing trends, but there became more of a desire in England for fit and form than for ostentation which is wear the Tailors began to flourish as they created a blend of style and practicality.  The West End, including Soho became a well known outlet for fine clothing goods. As Savile Row developed and grew in respect, so did other crafts people around it who would supply both to the tailors and customers.

Hawthorne & Heaney's New Home, Soho London Hand Embroidery

The road adjacent to our new building was the home of another type of craftsman, as during the 1700’s tow famous musical instrument makers, Kirkman’s, harpsichord and pianoforte makers and  Broadwood’s which was established on Great Pulteney Street. Just behind Brewer Street is Golden Square, now home to many publishing and media agencies but in the 1800’s was a great position for the newly flourishing woollen and worsted merchants to be in as it was such close proximity to their biggest customers, the tailors. Likewise, the production of gold lace also sprung up in golden square, who in time gave their name to the area. Nearby, in Smiths Court, could be found the petticoat makers and leather specialists so that in a short walk, you could procure all the things you would need for new rags in London from all your specialist craftspeople.

Hawthorne & Heaney's New Home, Soho London Hand Embroidery

Going back a bit further even Piccadilly which is only a short distance away is in fact named after a tailor who was in residence there in called Robert Baker, who made stiff, wide lace collars known as ‘Piccadills’. These were the height of fashion in the 17th Century which allowed Baker to go on to build himself a new residence nearby which became known as Piccadilly House which later gave its name to the area.

 

We are really looking forward to being a part of the rich history of craftspeople in the Soho/Mayfair area, come down and see us!