The Art of Passementerie | Handmade in London

Commissioning bespoke passementerie is simple and collaborative. Elizabeth creates made-to-order trims, tassels, braids, cords, rosettes, buttons, and custom embellishments tailored to your vision—whether contemporary or heritage style. Each piece combines traditional craftsmanship with your design specifications, including heritage recreation and colour matching to fabric.

Her award-winning work has won Best Decorative Touch at the Living Etc Style Awards 2025 and Trim of the Year at the 2025 Homes & Gardens Design Awards. She designed the multiple award-winning Kaleidoscope collection for Samuel & Sons, a comprehensive range of contemporary passementerie now available in showrooms worldwide.

Ready to commission bespoke passementerie? Get in touch to discuss your project.

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Samuel & Sons collaboration

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Kit Kemp collaboration

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The Zoffany tassel

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Passementerie enquiries

Whether for heritage or contemporary projects, I create bespoke passementerie to suit your needs - from woven braids, tassels and rosettes to any decorative detail you require. Each piece is made to order, with no minimum order required. Please contact the studio in order to discuss your project.

Bespoke hand woven artworks

If you would like to discuss commissioning a bespoke, hand woven artwork, please contact the studio to discuss your ideas. You can find out more about hand woven passementerie artworks by clicking here.