Hello! My name is Jo Burgess and I love a crafty project. Fusing glass, sewing, furniture painting, bead work, cross stitch… you name it, I’ll have a go at it. Every month I’m going to share a project I’m working on with you. I love a crafty get together with…
Zulu Headdress
Black Panther This is the second column in a series inspired by the Black Panther movie. The costume design plays a huge role in making this movie such a success. Costume designer Ruth E. Carter and movie director Ryan Coogler went to great lengths to ensure that the tribal references…
The Funk Files: Meet Sally Wilson (again!)
Every year, Hand & Lock organizes a competition for the prestigious Prize for Embroidery to promote the use of hand embroidery and to discover emerging embroidery talent. The 2017 brief invited entrants to ‘celebrate, let go, to let loose and indulge in childlike freedom, to celebrate history, global culture, sense…