A school uniform shop in Wigan, England, Icon Embroidery, has landed a unique project: embroidering leather panels for The Turf, a pub in Wrexham, owned by Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds and his business partner Rob McElhenney.
A shop selling school uniform in Wigan and Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds are not two things you'd expect to be linked in any way. But Icon Embroidery doesn't just deal with school uniforms. Its services have been called upon to help furnish The Turf in Wrexham, a regular haunt of the Deadpool star and his pal Rob McElhenney, who took over Wrexham Football Club in 2020.
The Turf pub has been the focus of global attention since appearing in the Welcome to Wrexham docuseries, which followed the story of the pair's unlikely takeover of the football club. When Carlick Contract Furniture, based in Clifton, Salford, was tasked with transforming the place - including customised seats for club director Humphrey Ker and owners Ryan and Rob - it knew exactly who to call on. Knowing Icon's reputation for specialising in bespoke embroidery, the Astley business was given the job, and handed leather panels to embroider The Turf, Wrexham and initials RR, HK and RMc. 'We were informed of the background of the job and who it was for, Ryan Reynolds,' said Leonie Lewis, who owns Icon with husband Chris. 'We were so excited to be part of this journey - Astley to Hollywood. Chris loves these types of jobs, ones that are more challenging with precise embroidery positioning for the perfect finish. 'We have worked with Carlick several times on specialist jobs, but this tops them all. What a job.' Icon started from humble beginnings - with Leonie and Chris, both 49, initially setting it up from the bathroom of their home in 2012. 'We boarded over the bath and bought a second hand single head embroidery machine off Ebay,' said Leonie, who lives with her family in Astley. 'We built the business up over a two-year period and in 2014 decided to take the plunge and open Icon Embroidery in Astley. When we first opened Chris was the main man, along with our Jack Russell, Bett
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