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stage entrants:
Check that you are still in the running for the Hand & lock Prize
for Embroidery 2008.
Entrants
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List
of confirmed entrants:
You can now consult the name of this year Prize
entrants.
The Prize:
This prestigious international prize attracts students of embroidery,
design, arts, surface textiles, costume, fibres, interiors, fashion and
textiles throughout the world.
The aim of this
prize is to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment
within fashion, costume and interiors industries. In doing so, it is hoped
that contemporary design and fresh approaches can be matched up with the
high quality and expertise required in the professional world.
The Brief:
The brief encourages a diverse range of work.
It seeks original and creative ideas, innovative design and use of materials.
7 Points of the Brief
Entrants are required to;
1. Base all work entered on the following brief, entitled 'Dimension'.
2. Present embroidered samples of hand embroidery for clothing, accessories,
costume or soft furnishing.
3. Use HAND EMBROIDERY. Machine embroidery can be used, but must be hand
embellished.
4. Demonstrate how the embroidery can be applied / used, by providing
one or more of the following - finished items / garments / mock-ups /illustrations
/ computer graphics.
5. Provide supporting research and sketch/idea books/sheets, with notes
that explain the thinking and ideas behind the concept.
6. Show the design development from initial concept through to realised
design.
7. Ensure that the finished product is both practical and commercially
viable.
Suggested Reading:
1. The Complete Encyclopaedia of Needlework by Therese De Dillmont:
ASIN: B000OHBM0G
2. Art of the Embroiderer by Charles Germain De Saint-Aubin: ISBN-10:
0875871100
3. Book of Finalists (Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2007). Available
from http://www.handembroideryshop.co.uk/acatalog/book.html
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