Apply to be an Embroidery artisan for One Dress

Professional embroiderers Please follow these steps to apply

Create An Embroidery

  1. Choose an image of a plant or flower from the ecosystems

  2. Find a piece of spare lightweight fabric in natural fibre (please do not use silk or wool) and find embroidery threads - ideally reclaimed or leftovers.

  3. Mark a square or rectangle 1cm bigger than your embroidery, you can use this as a guide.

  4. Embroider you design to be approx 9cm squared (eg 3cm x 3cm or 2cm x 4cm). The embroidery should take approximately 20-30minutes for a professional. Less experienced embroiders may find it takes longer. We want to be sure we are paying everyone a living wage, within the boundaries of the project, we ask all embroiderers to be accountable for their time keeping.

  5. Make sure the embroidery is well finished. Try to avoid sharp points or places around the edge that will be hard to tuck under - the embroidery will become an appliqué and we don’t want to see any of the base fabric.

  6. Cut out the embroidery at least 1cm around the edge.

Send us a picture of your emboidery

  1. Take a clear, high res photo

  2. Send to onedress@tammam.co.uk with the subject “embroidery artisan application”

  3. Please include your name, phone number, location, social links, CV and a link to your portfolio

  4. Please also include a photograph of yourself and small bio

  5. Make sure to include the name of your plant / flower and which ecosystem it is from

If you are selected we will be in touch ASAP

We will send further instructions to your email address.
If selected to be an embroiderer for the project your trial embroidery can be added to the One Dress, you can choose someone to dedicate it to or keep it in your own name.

FAQs

  • Feel free to apply if you a re skilled embroiderer, we will accept applications from anyone, however we intend to be sure anyone who is employed by the One Dress project is paid fairly. If the embroidery takes you longer becuase you are not at professional level, it may not offer you a payment in line with living wage.

    If you are an amateur or hobby embroiderer, see the section below for a way to be part of the dress.

  • Yes! One Dress Planet is a global project and we are keen to work with artisans from across the world. If you are far away we may accept your application based just on the photos. All embroideries we ask you to do will need to be sent by the end of July 2024.

  • For each embroidery we will pay 30% of the amount we receive for it to the embroiderer. This amount also needs to cover tracked sending costs and materials (we prefer reclaimed or surplus materials that you already have) - please be sure that you will still be fairly remunerated after these costs are covered. For embroiderers abroad we will make sure you have at leat 10 embroideries to create to ensure your sending costs are covered.

  • Yes. We encourage co-operatives to apply to share the work, sending costs and administration. Payment per embroidery will be the same.

Amateur anD Hobby embroiderers Please follow these steps to submit your own embroidery for the dress You will be charged £20

Back to One Dress Planet

Create An Embroidery Using the steps above

Send us a picture of your emboidery

  1. Take a clear, high res photo

  2. Send to onedress@tammam.co.uk with the subject “embroidery for One Dress”

  3. Please include your name, location, and say who the embroidery is dedicated to.

  4. Make sure to include the name of your plant / flower and which ecosystem it is from

Send your embroidery

Please package your embroidery carefully, and make sure to send your name with it. We advise sending your embroidery by tracked delivery, or alternatively please hand deliver (nearest tube is King’s Cross) to - Atelier Tammam, 5 Hastings Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 9PZ

We will send information and next steps as soon as we receive your embroidery

FAQs

  • Feel free to apply if you are a skilled embroiderer, we will accept applications from anyone, however we intend to be sure anyone who is employed by the One Dress project is paid fairly. If the embroidery takes you longer becuase you are not at professional level, it may not offer you a payment in line with living wage.

    Please follow the above guidelines to submit a single embroidery to be added to the dress.

  • Yes! We can accept embroideries from anywhere, feel free to send it and we will ask for payment once it arrives.

  • The One Dress project costs a lot to run, you can see the breakdown of costs on the main page. We are offering this opportunity to be part of the project in a different and connected way.

  • Don’t worry! We are sure if you have put the effort in to create an embroidery it will be wonderful. If there are any issues we will get our in house artisans to fix them.

  • We will be holding workshops during the project for anyone who wants to learn how to embroider and get some help with their technique. Have a look at our events page