Description

This is a recording of a live online event held on Wednesday, 25 June 2025.

The RSN is home to more than 10,000 unique and priceless Collection and Archive pieces. Last year we launched the RSN Collection & Archive website to make the treasures of the RSN accessible to a wider online audience and we’d love for you to join us for this free online event to find out more about the objects currently listed.

During the round table discussion, RSN Curator, Dr Isabella Rosner, will be in conversion with a panel of some of those involved in the project and using the website to inform their work, sharing their stories, from the development process through to the website you can see today. These textile and paper objects span centuries and continents, revealing stories of everything from Arts and Crafts movement designers to Queen Mary’s textile collection.

The Collections website can be accessed free of charge, anywhere in the world. It features comprehensive catalogue entries, including high-definition images for each object with the option to view stitches up close, maker’s names, dates, places, stitches, motifs, techniques and extensive descriptions.  You can also find out more about the techniques and stitches featured via handy links to RSN Stitch Bank.

About this Online Talk

In order to watch this Talk, first please ‘add to basket’ then go to the checkout and pay for your purchase. Once you have purchased this Talk on Demand you can immediately watch it by either returning to this page, or to our main Talks on Demand page, where you will now see a ‘Watch Now‘ button for the Talk. Please note that you will need to be signed in to the site using the account used to purchase the Talk in order to see the button. You will not be emailed a separate link to watch. You can watch as many times as you wish until the close date. Thank you.

For details on other RSN Talks on Demand, please visit our Talks on Demand page.