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October 2007 piers(at)handembroidery.com
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Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2008
CALL FOR ENTRIES!

The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2008 is the prestigious, international hand embroidery competition open to students of all discipline who are still in education.

First prize $15,000 USD
The Prizes include the opportunity to take up work experience, courses and tours from the competition's sponsors; The Royal School of Needlework, The London College of Fashion, Henry Poole & Co., The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Powerhouse Museum, The Embroiderers Guild and 'Embroidery' magazine, as well as a special $1700 USD College Prize from Madeira UK Ltd, all whose calibre reflects the quality of the competition.

Deadlines
" Registration submission is by 31st March 2008, with first stage submission of entrants work by photographic images by June 30th 2008.
" Successful candidates entering second stage are then required to submit actual work by August 15th 2008.
Details
Heads of Department at all major colleges and universities will be mailed full information packs including posters in October 2007.
Visit Hand & Lock website www.handembroidery.com/comp2008/ for further details and online forms.
" The brief, written by the London College of Fashion, is entitled 'Dimension'.
" Entrants are required to present designs and samples of hand embroidery.
" Ideas must be original and should be creative with innovative design and use of materials.
" The finished product must be both practical and commercially viable.
" The work must include hand embroidery.
" All work must be backed up by supporting sketches/idea sheets, with notes that explain the thinking and ideas behind the concept.
" The judges must be able to easily see the design development from initial concept through to realised design.

Aim of the prize
To encourage a new generation of young embroiderers and designers to create contemporary design, and fresh approaches for embroidery, that can be matched up with the high quality and expertise expected at professional, commercial levels and to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within the design and manufacturing industries.