Celebrate with Stitch!

26th May, 2022

We are very excited for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations and, in anticipation, have produced a wonderful stitch design of a crown, so that everyone can celebrate, wherever they are! The design has been produced for RSN Sip & Stitch which launches next month, but we wanted to release this design early, so you can have fun with stitch and feel part of the festivities.

Download here: Crown Template

We feel very privileged to have designed and embroidered the Coronation Robe of Estate for Her Majesty and that she was our royal patron from 2002 – 2017. To create this stunning design, we hand embroidered 18 varieties of gold thread and used a technique known as Coronation Goldwork. Don’t worry, you don’t need to duplicate that technique for your crown! Just have fun and free style it. We would love to see your completed crowns, so please share them on social media and tag @royalneedlework.

If you would like to see the stunning ‘Wheat and Olive’ design that we created for The Queen’s Coronation Robe up close, a special Goldwork Sampler is on display at our Anniversary Exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. The exhibition, ‘150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk’, runs until 4 September.

The crown stitch template has been designed by RSN Tutor Kate Pankhurst. Download here: Crown Template

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