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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022: Hand & Lock explore 70 years of the...

The post The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022: Hand & Lock explore 70 years of the monarch’s unique style. appeared first on Hand & Lock.

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Ceremonial embroideries to look out for at The Platinum Jubilee Royal Pageant...

The post Ceremonial embroideries to look out for at The Platinum Jubilee Royal Pageant this June. appeared first on Hand & Lock.

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Preserving our History: Our Role

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A Brief History of Christmas Decorations

Embroidered Christmas Decorations Every year they come out of storage and are placed one by one on the tree. For many, it’s a ritual enjoyed by the whole family with mulled wine and Christmas music....

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Exploring the historic meanings of flowers and floral embroidery in fashion

Embroidered flowers for Mother’s Day. Flowers are synonymous with love, whether that’s the flowers a bride carries on her wedding day or the flowers a child gives their mother on mother’s day, flowers...

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King Charles’ Coronation Embroidery

King Charles Coronation Embroidery The Ornate Vestments and exquisite Embroidery of the King’s Coronation The coronation of a new British Monarch is a ritualistic, symbolic and ceremonial event that is...

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Historic Goldwork Uniforms

  Historic Goldwork Uniforms.  Look closely at a military uniform or a court dress and you will likely see row after row of the tiniest coiled metal wires, some with a dull shine, others that reflect...

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The Tradition of Goldwork

  The Tradition of Goldwork Goldwork is the historic embroidery technique where a skilled artisan embroiderer uses metal materials to create surface decorations. The technique is particularly prized...

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Inside the Coronation: The Embroidery on Penny Mordaunt’s coronation dress

Inside the Coronation: The Embroidery on Penny Mordaunt’s coronation dress As the world watched the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, politician Penny Mordaunt stood still for 50...

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Fritz Hansen x Hand & Lock for LCW 2023

Fritz Hansen embroidery Founded in 1872, Fritz Hansen is an internationally celebrated interior design brand that celebrates simplicity, craftsmanship and elegance. Since their inception in Denmark...

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Revealed: The Late Queen’s Love of (Rocking) Horses

Queen Elizabeth’s Rocking Horses It’s no secret that Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth II adored horses and horse racing. But few people know that Her Majesty had a lifelong fondness for rocking...

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World of Embroidery: The Red Dress

Finally completed this year, The Red Dress project started 14 years ago as an idea conceived by British embroiderer Kirstie Macleod. An idea to showcase the skills of traditional and contemporary...

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