The Funk Files

Embroidered Apron by textile artist, Lily Cellan-Jones

Lillian Cellan-Jones | Fashion Embroidery

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.

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Rachel Ellenbogen | Fashion Embroidery

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.

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Rotem Ishaki - Beading and French Knots

Rotem Izhaki | Fashion Embroidery

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.

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Joanna Galica-Dorula | Modern Beadwork

Meet Joanna Galica-Dorula, winner of 3rd place in the 2019 Hand & Lock Prize, Open Fashion category. Her green velvet cape features hand-embroidered epaulets with beads and plastic-bottle sequins, metal washers, and more. Poppies and an elegant knight feature on the borders and back. It’s another Funk Files interview by Jen Funk Weber for Mr X Stitch!

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