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2 ABOUT US The world s leading specialist embroidery house, can trace it s history back to In their central London atelier the company serves the embroidery and embellishment needs of Royal Family, top European design houses, the Royal Armed Forces, Savile Row and members of the public. The company oﬀer a range of services from hand monograms and bridal customisation to goldwork blazer badges to machine embroidered logos. H&L oﬀer all their clients our expert embroidery knowledge whether the job is a single small item or a large scale order. Since 2001 the house have promoted a programme of embroidery education and encouragement by creating the annual Prize for Embroidery and establishing the School for Embroidery HISTORY can trace it s history back to when a young Huguenot refugee from France named M. Hand came to London in 1767 and began manufacturing and selling lace to military tailors. Later he incorporated the design and manufacture of military badges and uniform accoutrements. Oﬃcer s dress uniforms were and still are highly specialised and require very speciﬁc embellishments. M. Hand became a trusted name used by Savile Row and Military tailors for over 200 years. In the 1950s Stanley Lock was a talented embroidery designer at specialist embroidery house CE Phipps & Co. Upon the owner s retirement in 1955, Stanley Lock bought the company and renamed it S. Lock & Co took. The newly formed couture house worked with Christian Dior, Norman Hartnell and Hardy Amies on gowns for the Queen, Queen Mother and later Princess Diana and was subsequently awarded the Royal Warrant. In recent years clients requiring embroidery services have grown to include international fashion houses, emerging designers, interior designers, the Royal Forces, the Royal Family, PR companies and costume designers for theatre, ﬁlm, and television. pride themselves on the fact that the design methods and embroidery techniques have changed very little since Now, are no longer just craftsmen and women but also teachers and promoters of the ﬁne art of embroidery. With a long heritage to protect and timeless craft to preserve the team now operate classes around the world teaching the traditional skills of embroidery and banging the drum for quality British craftsmanship.

3 SERVICES Monogramming Haute Couture Bridal Embroidery Goldwork Military and Ceremonial Personalisation Digital Machine embroidery Interior Design Hand Guided Machine In Store Events Teaching & Workshops NOTABLE COMMISSIONS Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel Dresses in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Embroidered by S. Lock Ltd The Elvis Dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. Designed by Catherine Walker, embroidery by S.Lock Ltd Gieves & Hawkes Jacket for Michael Jackson Goldwork Embroidered by M. Hand & Co. Kate Moss Swarovski Flapper Dress (2007) Designed and made by Queen s Diamond Jubilee Coat of Arms displayed on barge designed and made by H&L Brian May embroidered jacket for the 2012 London Olympics Designed and made by H&L Mary Katrantzou AW14 Three Jumbars featuring lavish embroidery by H&L Burberry SS16 Laces, military details and goldwork letters produced and supplied by H&L Haider Ackermann SS16 Laces and cords supllied by H&L Miss World Competition Winner s sash designed and made by H&L Mr World Competition Winner s sash designed and made by H&L

4 Revolution begins. 1789: : First tailor moves onto Savile Row : William IV 1820: George IV have been woven with the history of the world to reveal the epic tale of our times Movement 1880: Start of the M. Hand & Co Fashion and Embroidery S. Lock Ltd World Textile Technology British Monarchy 1867: Jeanne Lanvin. 1880: M.Hand & Co Regimental Ledger begins recording sales, samples and 1870 Textile 1862: May Morris. 1845: Irish Potato Famine kills more than a million people. 1830: Victoria I becomes Queen. s long story weaves into a global narrative with a cast of Kings, Queens, designers and inovators; punctuated by discovery and invention, and The Fabric of Time: 250 Years of World 1760: George III 1767: John Kay invents the spinning frame. 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte called Ecclesiastical Embroidery s: Tambourwork, a chainstitch embroidery becomes popular : G. E. Street co-wrote 1850 of America was formally established : Joseph Marie Jacquard invents the Jacquard punched card loom : George V 1908: Chambre Synicale coined the term Haute Couture. 1901: Edward VII the Wall Street crash : 1919: Spanish Flu kills 50 million people. 1956: CE Phipps retires and Stanley Lock takes over and renames the company S. Lock Ltd. 1972: S. Lock Ltd awarded the Royal Warrant. 2017: celebrate their 250th Anniversary. 2005: move into the Margaret Street Atelier. 2001: M. Hand & Co merges with S. Lock Ltd to form. Prize for Embroidery is launched. 2000: 2012: provide embroidery services for the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics. acquire M. Hand & Co 1998: 1989: S. Lock Ltd embroider the iconic Elvis Dress work by Diana, Princess of Wales. 1997: Gianni Versace shot dead in Miami. 1990: 1981: Wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles. 1953: Televised Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 1952: Elizabeth II becomes Queen. 1946: Gianni Versace (December): George VI 1936 (January): Edward VIII Gentleman Prefer Blondes. 1953: CE Phipps Embroiders iconic red dresses for Marylin Monroe and Jane Russel 1988: M. Hand & Co provide goldwork for Michael Jackson s iconic military inspired goldwork suit by Gieves & Hawkes. 1947: M. Hand & Co opens at 25 Lexington Street. 1945: End of World War II. 1940: M. Hand & Co Atelier at 27 Lexington Street destroyed during the Blitz. 1939: Beginning of World War II. 1929: Global Great multi-head embroidery sewing machine. 1911: : : Royal School of Needlework founded : Charles Fredrick Worth : CE Phipps & Co founded Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon : M.Hand move to 27 Lexington Street premises : Charles Fredrick Worth coins the term Fashion Designer s: Mountmellick embroidery developed by Johanna Carter : : Huguenot refugee M. Hand escapes France to London and starts a lace manufacturing company HISTORICAL TIMELINE 2020

5 COMPANY STRUCTURE Chairman - Alastair Macleod Production Director - Jessica Pile Head of Design - Scott Gordon Heron Designer - Laura Campbell Concept and Samples Designer - Renee Lindell Production Manager H&L India - Prescilla Pinto Design Assistant - Lily Goulding Communications Manager - Robert McCaﬀrey Prize Coordinator - Sophie Carr Studio Manager - Dominque Khan Studio Administrator - Alice Murrell Events Coordinator - Ella Yeoman Accountant - Min Cao Embroiderer - Keren Gross Embroiderer - Juliet Ferry Hand Guided Machine Embroiderer - Karin Beharrell Freelance embroidery teacher - Janika Magi CONTACT Please contact the H&L Communications Manager to organise interviews, request images or quotes. Robert McCaﬀrey Robert@handembroidery.com +44 (0) Margaret Street, London, W1W 8TE United Kingdom

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