Hand and Lock Embroidery

At the end of a day-long Symposium on November 5, 2007

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Towards the end of 2007 a group passionate about embroidery and textiles in general gathered at the PowerHouse (more…)

Back in 1969, Hand & Lock work was already recognized as among the finest in London west end. Read below how Mr.Hand passed on years of tradition.

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Hand & Lock work is valued all over the world. In its July issue, HUGE the Japanese hi-end style magazine dedicated a whole double page to Carne Griffiths, Design Director at Hand & Lock.

This article will soon be available in English.

See the article in Japanese.

Hand and Lock as featured in Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. (more…)

The fashion Industry in the West End of London has a long history of producing exclusive hand crafted clothes for women. (more…)

One small corner of the textile industry has chosen to retain the working methods of the golden age of hand embroidery. (more…)

The London College of Fashion is famous for its close links with the fashion industry. (more…)

The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery has now grown into a prestigious competition. (more…)

Unless one were particularly observant, it would be easy to walk past Hand & Lock, the worlds oldest embroiderers and goldlacemen (’goldlacemen’ being an arcane term for hand embroiderers working with gold and silver wire). (more…)