Shonaegh Stewart: Weaving Threads of Tradition and Innovation in Goldwork Embroidery
Meet Shonaegh Stewart, third-place winner at Hand & Lock Prize 2017, celebrating her Scottish roots and pioneering the future of goldwork embroidery
Meet Shonaegh Stewart, third-place winner at Hand & Lock Prize 2017, celebrating her Scottish roots and pioneering the future of goldwork embroidery
Discover Hannah Mansfield’s award-winning goldwork flower sculptures, inspired by the seasons and embodying delicate textures, at the Hand & Lock Prize 2019.
Explore Ali Rauf’s journey from cultural influences to award-winning couture, reflecting his unique blend of traditional and modern embroidery techniques.
Hand-embroidered flowers cascade down Hisae Abe’s kimono, third-place winner, Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery, Student Fashion category
Every year, Hand & Lock organizes a competition for the prestigious Prize for Embroidery to promote the use of hand embroidery and to discover emerging
Meet Lucy Tiley, third-place winner, Student Textile Art category, in the 2020 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. Lucy translates aerial landscape views into textured furnishing designs with creative use of textile materials and embroidery.
Masha Reprintseva is an embroidery artist who came second in the Open Fashion Category of the 2020 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. Jen Funk Weber interviews her exclusively for Mr X Stitch!
Meet Lillian Cellan-Jones, second-place winner, Student Textile Art category, in the 2020 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. Lily’s winning butcher’s apron marries contrasts: repulsive with beautiful, harsh with delicate, brutal with feminine.
Rachel Ellenbogen is the second-place winner in the Student Fashion Category in the 2020 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery competition. She used recycled fabric and beads from second-hand jewelry and plastic bottles to stunning effect.
Using a limited palette, Martha Blackburn’s embroidered portraits reflect a moment in human experience. It’s another Funk Files interview with an award-winning embroidery pioneer.
Rotem Izhaki is the first-place winner in the Student Fashion Category at the 2020 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery and her embroidered and smocked shirt is technically excellent and aesthetically admirable.
Every year, Hand & Lock organizes a competition for the prestigious Prize for Embroidery to promote the use of hand embroidery and to discover emerging