Hand & Lock

Hand & Lock is an embroidery brand in the United Kingdom[1] created from the merger of M Hand & Company and S Lock in 2001, and is based in Fitzrovia, London.

Hand & Lock
Industry
  • Fashion
  • Embroidery
Founded2001; merger of M Hand & Company Ltd and S Lock
HeadquartersLondon,
England
Key people
Alastair Macleod (Chairman)
Jessica Jane Pile (Director)
Services020 7580 7488
Websitehandembroidery.com
Goldwork embroidery letters on display in the 'beadroom'

History

M Hand & Company Ltd was founded in London in 1767.[2] Hand was a Huguenot refugee who was skilled in working with gold lace, and had studied under Italian craftsmen.[3]

In 1898, C E Phipps began creating embroidered fashion items and selling them to department stores. Phipps retired in 1956 and sold the company to Stanley Lock. The newly named S Lock Company expanded to create special order embroidery items for fashion houses, including Christian Dior, Norman Hartnell, Hardy Amies and Catherine Walker[3][4] The company has created embroidered gowns for Queen Elizabeth and Diana, Princess of Wales.[5] In 1972 it was awarded a Royal Warrant.

Company Timeline
  • In 2001 M Hand & Company and S. Lock merged to form the firm Hand & Lock.[6]
  • In 2012 they embroidered the banners for the royal barge for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.[7]
  • In 2017 the company celebrated its 250th Anniversary.[8]
  • In 2019 the company received the Royal Warrant as Embroiderers and Suppliers of Military Accoutrements to HM the Queen.[9]
Issue III magazine by Hand & Lock

Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery

The Hand & Lock prize for embroidery, originally called the M Hand prize for embroidery was created in 2000.[10] The competition occurs yearly and has two main categories, each of which has a top prize of $5000. The student category is open to people in part or full-time education, and the open category is open to everyone. In addition, the Wilcom Institutional Prize awards £6000 of embroidery software and training to the university of the winning student. In 2017 for the 250th Anniversary of the company the total prize fund was $42,000.[11]

References
  1. "Embroidery enjoys a fashion renaissance". Financial Times, June 19, 2015, Grace Cook
  2. "Hand & Lock: the finer details". The Telegraph. Tilly Macalister-Smith, April 13, 2015
  3. Embroidering the Future, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
  4. "Have it your way: the best customisable fashion". The Telegraph.
  5. Olivia Von Halle Hand & Lock Collaboration, vogue
  6. "Made-to-measure services for gentlemen - on spot and online". Be Global Fashion Network By +Veselka Petrova Published: 18/03/2015
  7. Diamond Jubilee: Royal Banners Revealed,LBC
  8. "The Hand & Lock, London Embroidery Conference 2017". Hand & Lock. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  9. "Hand & Lock | Royal Warrant Holders Association". www.royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  10. Textile Graduate Awarded Hand & Lock Prize, Falmouth University
  11. "Prizes - Hand & Lock". Hand & Lock. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
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