The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery
The 2006 winners are
as follows:
1st Prize: Heidi Turner.
View Heidi's work here
2nd Prize: Sophie Tilbury. View Sophie's work here
3rd Prize: Natalie Benmayor. View Natalie's work here
Congratulations to
this year's winners.
Click here to view the work of all the 2nd stage entrants
Find out more about the 2007
Prize here
View the 2006 judging
in images by clicking here
View the Prize Giving with Lesage in images by clicking
here
Benefits to
Educational bodies and its students.
The competition
brief is instantly applicable as a module to include on your
curriculum. Entrants will compete with the best students from
leading institutions from around the world. Finalists will have
their name and university, and images of their work as a life
time record on www.handembroidery.com where you can view the works
from earlier Prizes. This site receives over 78000 visits, with
more than 2 million hits per annum.
The aim is to promote the use of
hand embroidered surface embellishment within the fashion industry.
In doing so, it is hoped that contemporary design and fresh approaches
can be matched up with the high quality and expertise expected
of fashion and couture houses.
Due to overwhelming demand this year we have decided to provide
the Prize
brief in sufficient time for you to include it in your curriculum
for the next semester. This exciting new brief written by the
London College of Fashion entitled 'Hi Tech Low Tech' should more
than help you with your embroidery program for next year and although
aimed at final year students is open to all students whatever
their standard. A full pack will be sent in October once the Prize
Winner for 2005 is announced. The 1st prize is now £5,000,
with additional prizes from sponsors.
Lecture on Embroidery
Our Chairman, Alastair Rudin Macleod is undertaking a world lecture
tour commencing October 2005 to give a talk on embroidery generally
and the Prize in particular, all fees being donated to the Hand
& Lock Prize for Embroidery.
The lecture takes around 1 hour, commencing with a talk as follows:
1. A brief introduction to embroidery.
2. Information regarding the
how embroidery has developed from the first recorded pieces until
the present time.
3. How the laces and cords
are made.
4. Other techniques in embroidery,
such as Irish and Cornely
5. Bayeux Tapestry
6. The history of Hand &
Lock since 1767
7. History and details of
the Hand & Lock Prize for embroidery
8. The future of embroidery
The lecture includes a full power
point presentation followed by a question and answer session at
which samples of Hand & Lock embroidery together with fabrics
threads and materials will be shown. Mr Macleod will also be available
to discuss aspects of the competition with students and faculty
members at any time during the course of his visit.
To book a date, please ring Rebecca
on +44(0)2075807488 or mail comp@handembroidery.com
