The high craft of grand embroidery

• • Laura creates hand-embroidered pieces and sculptures
• • She works with precious metal threads, mixing various techniques
• • Her embroideries are featured in international films and exhibitions

Laura Baverstock was born and bred in Surrey, a county which borders the outskirts of London and is famous for being the location of Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace. This historic palace is also the home of the Royal School of Needlework, where Laura developed her technical education in textile art and needlework. After completing her three-year degree, she specialised in precious metalwork embroidery. With a focus on the richness of historical craft, Laura started her practice in 2016, creating her own artworks as well as pieces commissioned by the film industry (Murder on the Orient Express, Emma, Mary Queen of Scots) and by Savile Row tailors and private clients. Her refined creativity and deep technical mastery have earned her wide recognition, including awards from the Goldsmith Craft and Design Council and the membership to the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers as a Trade Freeman.