Royal School of Needlework
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The international centre of excellence, preserving the heritage and leading the development of hand embroidery since 1872.
Hampton Court Palace
Joined February 2013
Yesterday was International Museum Day, and what better moment to shine a spotlight on the RSN’s Collection & Archive!..From skulls to unicorns, explore centuries of embroidery, artistry, and textile heritage. .Browse the RSN's Collection & Archive via our link in bio!
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RSN International Summer School 2025 - Booking NOW OPEN! ☀️..Inspired by the RSN’s heritage, we’ve curated a beautiful selection of hand embroidery classes for you to enjoy. Join us Online via Zoom or in person at Hampton Court Palace!..Booking via the link in our bio!
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Turn old photos into videos and see friends and family come to life. Try Grok Imagine, free for a limited time.
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Happy Valentine's Day! 💕💞..Wishing all of our followers a wonderful day, filled with appreciation and love. .Goldwork Heart by RSN Certificate student Kauro Sato.*.*.#RSN #RoyalNeedlework #RoyalSchoolofNeedlework #Goldwork #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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Wishing all of our followers a Happy Chinese New Year! 🎆🐍..Did you know that 2025 is the year of the wood snake? ..This stunning Goldwork piece was created by embroidery Artist Joni Zhou, and has been gifted to the RSN to celebrate the year of the snake.
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Have you worked on a piece of embroidery that you are particularly proud of in the last year? Why not enter it in the 2025 National Embroidery Awards?!..To find out more, click here: *.*.Work by RSN Diploma student Jane Francis
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THANK YOU!👏. We would like to say a huge thank you to all our generous supporters who donated to the RSN Stitch Bank Big Give Christmas Challenge. Your support means RSN Stitch Bank can fulfill it's mission to digitally conserve and showcase the world’s embroidery stitches.
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24 HRS LEFT TO HAVE YOUR DONATION DOUBLED FOR RSN STITCH BANK! ⏳️ ..It's not too late to donate to this fantastic resource if you haven't had the chance to already, & to have you donation amount DOUBLED!..To make your donation, click here: 🎁
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📜Secrets and Codes: 'The Embroidery of Mary, Queen of Scots'. Join historian, author & RSN Trustee, Eleri Lynn for our final Live Online Talk of 2024, to hear about the subversive symbols stitched by Mary, Queen of Scots. Book your place here:
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Did you know each Stitch on RSN Stitch Bank comes with videos, instructions, illustrations & photographs, created by our Stitch Bank team?. Show support for RSN Stitch Bank this week until 10 Dec, & help us keep this amazing resource free!. Donate here:
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Join @TracyBorman this evening at 7pm. Booking closes at 3pm:.
We are delighted to have author, historian and broadcaster OBE Tracy Borman join us for our next Live Online talk, where she will discuss Anne Boleyn’s relationship with, and influence over her daughter Elizabeth, the celebrated Virgin Queen. Book via our link in bio!
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Step into Christmas with the RSN!🎁. Your RSN Christmas Shop has arrived! Shop our delightful selection of gifts, embroidery kits, yummy treats, festive homeware, & decorations that capture the spirit of the season. Browse the RSN Christmas Shop through our link in bio!
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We are delighted to have author, historian and broadcaster OBE Tracy Borman join us for our next Live Online talk, where she will discuss Anne Boleyn’s relationship with, and influence over her daughter Elizabeth, the celebrated Virgin Queen. Book via our link in bio!
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January to June Day & Evening Classes - Booking NOW OPEN! 🎆. Start the New Year with a new hobby or technique in hand embroidery, and see this beautiful art come to life in 2025! . See the new classes by visiting the link in our bio, and click 'RSN Day & Evening Classes'
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One Donation, Twice the Impact ❄️. The RSN is excited to have been selected to take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024. All donations given between 3 – 10 December will be doubled, so save the date to donate!. Click our link in bio for full details!
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Priority booking is now open for our NEW January - June Day & Evening classes for RSN Friends! 🔊. Become an RSN Stitching Friend via our link in bio to benefit from priority booking and a 10% discount!. To see the new classes, visit the link in our bio!
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'Sunflowers, ‘Souls’ and Stitches: Early designs from the RSN' 🌻. Join us Online on Wednesday 13 November, where RSN Archivist, Vicky Bevan, will be discussing some of the late Victorian designs within the RSN’s. Collection. Book the talk:
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Happy World Ballet Day!👯. To see this piece, stitched by RSN Hampton Court Palace Diploma student Helen Sturdy, visit us at The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate, form 21 - 24 November. *.#RSN #Blackwork #Ballet #Ballerina #KNS24 #KNSHARROGATEY24 #KnittingandStitchingShow
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2 weeks to go until our FREE Live Online RSN Sip & Stitch event! 🍰☕️. Join the RSN for a 2 hour stitch-along, to stitch a festive heart on Friday 8 November from 2-4pm. Our free heart design template is available to download from the RSN website, through the link in our bio.
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The RSN is delighted to announce that it will be co-supervising a fully-funded PhD scholarship opportunity, ‘Embroidering Empire: Women, Textiles, and Colonial Collecting, 1872-1950’ in collaboration with De Montfort University. .For full details, visit link in bio.
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