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Inside the RSN Embroidery Studio

Join our Head of Studio, Anne Butcher and our Studio Manager, Gemma Murray to hear about the day to day running of the Studio.

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Opus Anglicanum – The Finest English Embroidery

Opus Anglicanum was made for royalty and the Church in the 13th to 15th centuries by professional embroiderers based in the City of London.

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Quilts and Quilted Objects in the RSN Collection

Join RSN Curator, Dr. Isabella Rosner to learn more about quilting in the RSN Collection.

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The History of English Sampler Making

Join RSN Curator, Dr. Isabella Rosner, on a journey through four centuries of English sampler making.

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More Secrets from the Grove Book

Join Dr. Susan Kay-Williams to explore more about Mrs Grove as a collector and show us the many samples in the book

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The RSN and the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

Join Dr Susan Kay-Williams and Head of Embroidery Studio, Anne Butcher, to find out more about our work on the Coronation.

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A Mantle, Canopies, Robes and endless Chairs: RSN and Coronations of the 20th Century

Dr Susan Kay-Williams will reveal some of the items that the RSN made for the coronations of 1902, 1911, 1937 and 1953

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Power and Meaning of Embroidery at the Court of Elizabeth IPower and Meaning of Embroidery at the Court of Elizabeth I

Join historian and RSN Trustee, Eleri Lynn, and explore the role that embroidery played within the house of Tudor.

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The Red Dress Embroidery

Join Kirstie Macleod to hear how from 2009 to 2022, pieces of the Red Dress have travelled the globe being continuously embroidered by stitchers from 46 different countries

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The Needle has a Point

Join Jamie 'Mr X Stitch' Chalmers for his exclusive presentation exploring modern needlework and its role in examining the world we live in.

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The Bacton Altar Cloth:
The Lost Dress of Elizabeth I

Eleri Lynn discusses her research into the cloth, and Anne Butcher reveals how the RSN created three replica flowers from the design.

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Caring for the Royal Collection

Join Caroline de Guitaut for an illustrated talk about this fabulous Collection (S3)

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