Day & Evening Embroidery Classes
For beginners through to advanced stitchers, both In Person and Online, at a time to suit you
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Watch Online Talks or visit our new exhibition - Tales of Textiles: the RSN Collection in Focus
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Creating beautiful commissions for the future as well as bringing historical textiles back to life
Conservation, restoration and bespoke commissions
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Our three-year, full-time course in teaching hand embroidery to the highest level
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The International Centre of Excellence for the Art of Hand Embroidery since 1872.
Based at the magnificent Hampton Court Palace, south-west London, we offer a thriving education programme for everyone from beginner to degree level. We teach Online and Onsite at venues across the UK in Hampton Court Palace (London), Bristol, Rugby, Durham and Glasgow as well as internationally in America and Japan, and Australia.
Our renowned Embroidery Studio creates stunning bespoke embroidery for fashion, art and royalty, as well as expertly restoring and conserving valuable and historical embroidered pieces.
