We are thrilled to launch another 25 stitches on RSN Stitch Bank this December, with an exciting lead up to Christmas that will see one stitch being released every day up to 25 December!

This winter’s release of stitches for RSN Stitch Bank will look back exclusively to the embroidery of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

For this, the RSN Stitch Bank team has been working with author Jacqui Carey. Her research into the stitches of this period has brought to light stitches that have fallen out of use, as well as different ways of working familiar stitches.

RSN Stitch Bank is the world directory of stitches, and an incredible resource, featuring videos, written instructions, illustrations, and photographs for each stitch. It also includes a history of its use and images of them on items from the RSN Textile Collection.

RSN Stitch Bank is available online via the website rsnstitchbank.org and is a unique resource for all stitchers, teachers, curators, historians, researchers, and students.

RSN Stitch Bank has been made possible thanks to several charitable trusts and many individual donors who have ‘Adopted a Stitch’ for themselves, a friend, group, or in memoriam of a loved one. If you would like to support the project and ‘Adopt a Stitch’, visit RSN Stitch Bank for more information.

Browse all of the stitches on RSN Stitch Bank