Welcome to Goldworx! Today we are finishing our brief history of Goldwork, if you missed Part One catch it here. We left off with Henry VIII and his split from the church resulting in a huge number of embroidered vestments being destroyed. Goldwork continued its popularity throughout Queen Elizabeth I’s reign.…
The Funk Files: Meet Charis Kibble
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…
The Funk Files: Meet Hannah Mansfield
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…