2022 Prizes and Associate Awards

Total 2023 Prize Fund: $38,000: With more Associate Awards.

These awards are given by Hand & Lock and chosen by a specialist panel of independent expert judges. There are three winners in each of the four categories, 12 Hand & Lock Prize winners in total. Each year the judging panel reviews the first stage submissions and selects the finalists. A few months pass where these selected finalists can finesse their entry with the help of an industry mentor. At the Prize exhibition, live judging and Prize-giving the judges see the finished submissions and begin their final assessment. Considering both the final work and the entrant’s supporting materials, they score according to the entrants interpretation of the brief, their technical skill, their overall vision and wow factor.

First Prize:

◦ The winners in each category will be awarded with $3,500 USD as a top prize.
◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock’s skilled craftsmen.
◦ A one year complimentary membership of The Textile Institute
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.
◦ A priority work placement at Hand & Lock.

Second Prize

◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock’s skilled craftsmen.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.
◦ A priority work placement at Hand & Lock.

Third Prize

◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock’s skilled craftsmen.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.
◦ A priority work placement at Hand & Lock.

By Hand & Lock X Creative Collaboration

We are thrilled to offer a new creative collaborative opportunity to work with the By Hand & Lock design team. This is a unique opportunity for one of the 2023 finalists to collaborate with Hand & Lock to produce an exclusive embroidery kit. The embroidery kit will be promoted through the Hand & Lock website, and all of our social channels, plus it will be available in the Hand & Lock shop, and pop up shop for the Prize and Embroidered Arts events. The winner will be selected from the 2023 group of finalists and chosen by the Hand and Lock design team and will also receive a one off design fee to work collaboratively throughout 2024 to produce the embroidery kit design.

Associate Awards:

Royal School of Needlework Associate Award

Innovation and Technical Excellence in Hand Embroidery

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The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers

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Wilcom Associate Award for Digital Embroidery

Textile Art and Fashion category

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The Worshipful Company of Broderers

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Associate Awards are selected by Hand & Lock Prize sponsors and are independent of the main Hand & Lock Awards. Each different award will have it’s own specific eligibility and selection criteria. These awards can be selected from all submissions regardless of whether the entrant was selected for the Hand & Lock Prize. In some circumstances the entrant could win both an associate award and a Hand & Lock Prize award.

Watch this space – The list will be updated through the year.

The Embroidered Arts Exhibition and Prize Giving Ceremony

Embroidered Arts Exhibition and Prize Giving Ceremony 2021 at Oxo Tower, Bargehouse.
Embroidered Arts Exhibition and Prize Giving Ceremony 2021 at Oxo Tower, Bargehouse..
Embroidered Arts Exhibition and Prize Giving Ceremony 2021 at Oxo Tower, Bargehouse.
Embroidered Arts Exhibition and Prize Giving Ceremony 2021 at Oxo Tower, Bargehouse.

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