The Process
From story to solidified emblem.
Every commission moves through four stages. Standard delivery is six to eight weeks from commission, covering lineage research, drafting, approval, and production.
- I
Distilling the root
We begin with the names you submit — siblings, parents, grandparents — and trace origin, occupation, place, and any motto the family already uses. What emerges is a brief of symbols worth carrying.
- II
Drafting the seal
The emblem is drawn by hand: shield or roundel, charges, division of the field, colour and motto. First sketches are presented early in the commission, and the emblem is revised until approved.
- III
Digitisation
The approved drawing is redrawn as a stitch file — every fill, outline and letterform mapped by hand so the thread reads cleanly at the size it will be worn.
- IV
Chronicled equipment
The seal is embroidered in gold-toned, silver-toned or brass metallic-effect thread onto tour-grade synthetic leather, then finished, numbered and paired with its certificate. Standard delivery is six to eight weeks from commission.
