The Advanced Diploma course is the icing on the cake of your C&D journey, teaching you a choice of the advanced skills in Box Making, Both Sides Alike or Whitework. The technique you will study is taught by our team of expert tutors, each with a minimum of three years professional training at the RSN. Meet the RSN tutors. You must have completed your Certificate and Diploma levels to enter the Advanced Diploma level.
As with the Certificate and Diploma courses, you can be flexible in your training with a range of dates and days available to complete the module.
Students who have done our Certificate and Diploma Courses in Technical Hand Embroidery have gone on to use their skills as designers and embroiderers on private and public commissions including community textile projects, work for churches, cathedrals and religious buildings as well as in fashion.
You only need to complete one module to receive your Advanced Diploma certificate in that particular technique. There are three modules to choose from:
*We recommend you choose Box Construction as one of your Diploma options if you wish to take Advanced Box Making at Advanced Diploma level.
**You must choose both Whitework (Pulled & Drawn Thread) and Whitework (Broderie Anglaise & Richelieu) as your Diploma options if you wish to take Advanced Whitework at Advanced Diploma level.
| Technique | Duration | Training Days |
| Advanced Box Making* | 8 days | Mon-Sun |
| Both Sides Alike | 8 days | Mon-Sun |
| Advanced Whitework** | 8 days | Mon-Sun |
You need to complete your Advanced Diploma module within 1 year.
We recommend that you commit to doing a class at least once every two weeks to get the maximum benefit from your training.
Any materials required will be ready for you in the classroom and will include everything that you need to get started.
You’ll need to have completed the Certificate in Technical Hand Embroidery and the Diploma in Technical Hand Embroidery before you can do the Advanced Diploma. If you have completed both, you can book straight into the Advanced Diploma courses using your current log-in.
If you’ve not completed either the Certificate or the Diploma and are considering starting then we invite you to attend one of our Open Days.
You’ll visit our beautiful apartments in the historic Hampton Court Palace. We’ll introduce you to the programme and some of the tutors as well as giving you the tour of our rooms and prestigious embroidery studio for some inspiration!
Book onto a Certificate & Diploma Open Day
Or Contact the Education Team to discuss your options: E: [email protected] T: 0203 166 6928
