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Hawthorne & Heaney Experiments with Machine Ceremonial Military Embroidery

January 25, 2017 by Natasha Searls-Punter

For quite some time now, we have been playing around with the idea of developing a machine embroidery that would communicate some similar ideas to traditional military style goldwork but in a crisper, more modern way. In true Hawthorne & Heaney style, we didnt just want to go in for a little sample that we could get to work on a small scale, but a big piece that would really hit you in the face, so we settled on a version of the Privy Councillors Coatie.Hawthorne & Heaney Experiments with Machine Ceremonial Military Embroidery London Hand Embroidery

We wanted the piece to not only have a rich gold look of the original piece , but also the different heights to the stitching and surface details that come with applying bullion individually.

Hawthorne & Heaney Experiments with Machine Ceremonial Military Embroidery London Hand Embroidery

The colours are worked in layers, adding layers of padding between colours to create light relief.

Hawthorne & Heaney Experiments with Machine Ceremonial Military Embroidery London Hand Embroidery

Following these processes, the machine then goes back into to add additional details :

Hawthorne & Heaney Experiments with Machine Ceremonial Military Embroidery London Hand Embroidery

Once all of that is done, we give it a little tidy up and it is complete. To give you a sense of scale this piece is 45 cm high which would be the left hand side of a mens jacket. It is really exciting for us to see a large scale outcome for this technique which has defiantely sparked some subsequent ideas, so stay tuned to see what we do next…

Hawthorne & Heaney Experiments with Machine Ceremonial Military Embroidery London Hand Embroidery

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Fashion, London Tagged With: cad, fashion, goldwork, Hawthorne & Heaney, layers, light relief, London, machine, machine embroidery, military, military embroidery, padding, privy councillors coatie, raising, stitching

Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton

April 15, 2016 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Recently we had a really exciting patch project for Cloth Surgeon who were creating a jacket for Lewis Hamilton. Cloth Surgeon is the brain child of Rav Matharu who takes inspiration from ‘street culture, art and fashion to create a sports luxe tailored aesthetic’. Working with these influences he melds Sportswear with Saville Row style tailoring and has become a long standing favourite designe of many celebrities, in particular Lewis Hamilton. These patches were ordered bespoke for this particular jacket, all of which are hand embroidered in our military goldwork style.

Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery The patches were applied to both the outide of the lux lambskin leather bomber, and the Royal Stewart Wool Tartan Lining. Here is the finished article:

Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery

Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery
Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery
Hawthorne & Heaney for Cloth Surgeon and Lewis Hamilton London Hand Embroidery

Filed Under: Embroidery Tagged With: bespoke, bomber jacket, bullion, cloth surgeon, embroidery, lewis hamilton, London, military embroidery, patches, rav mantharu, streetwear, Tailoring

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