Private Commissions

We offer bespoke embroidery commissions for individuals, from one-off pieces and personal gifts to several matching items.

We can work from artwork you created or have permission to use, or develop an original design with you. Once we understand what you would like to make, the artwork involved, its size and placement, and the number of pieces required, we can advise whether traditional chainstitch or digital embroidery is the more suitable process.

Every commission is assessed individually and quoted according to the work involved.

Looking to embroider your own design?

Not all artwork can be transferred directly into embroidery. If it needs to be simplified, redrawn or otherwise adapted for the chosen process, we will explain what is required before production begins.

We can also develop original artwork from your idea. Original design and creative development are quoted separately according to the amount of work involved.

Commissioning and Pricing

Every commission is quoted individually according to the artwork, embroidery process, size, placement and quantity required.

Our minimum commission value is £250 for both traditional chainstitch and digital embroidery. This is the minimum overall value of the project rather than a fixed package or guaranteed quantity.

For a chainstitch commission, the value may be allocated primarily to the making of the piece. For digital embroidery, part of the commission may be required for artwork preparation, digitising, testing and sampling before production begins. What can be produced within the minimum value therefore depends on the project and the process involved.

Original artwork and creative development are quoted separately.

If you are unsure which embroidery process is right for your project, tell us what you would like to create and we will guide you through the options before preparing a quotation.

Our services:

We offer two different embroidery processes. They are prepared and produced in different ways, so the most suitable choice will depend on the artwork, the intended result and the number of pieces required.

• Traditional Chainstitch: Our chainstitch embroidery is produced on antique hand-operated machines dating from the 1920s–1940s. Every line is guided by hand, giving the finished work its depth, texture and natural variation.

  Chainstitch requires less technical setup before the embroidery begins, making it particularly well suited to one-off pieces, larger garment placements and small quantities where individuality and the character of the craft are important.

  Each piece is embroidered individually, so producing additional pieces involves repeating the making process by hand.
  

• Digital Embroidery: Digital embroidery requires more preparation before production can begin. The artwork must first be translated into detailed stitch instructions, refined, tested and sampled to ensure it works successfully in embroidery.

  Once this preparation is complete, the design can be reproduced consistently, making digital embroidery particularly suitable when several matching pieces are required.

  Digital embroidery is not automatically the less expensive option. Large, detailed or complex artwork can require substantial preparation and testing before the first piece is produced. For a single large commission, traditional chainstitch may sometimes be the more suitable and more economical approach.

  We will assess the project and explain which process we recommend before preparing a quotation.

Every commission is different

The questions below help us understand what you’d like to create, how the finished work will be used and which embroidery approach is most suitable.

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