The Certificate & Diploma in Technical Hand Embroidery is the perfect course to develop your hand embroidery skills, taking you through a wide range of techniques from Jacobean Crewelwork and Blackwork to Advanced Goldwork and Silk Shading.

Meet Elin Gray, a C&D Student from RSN Bristol,

“I first picked up embroidery as a hobby, starting with small projects, such as making patches for a jacket. As time went on, I began working on more large-scale pieces and considered the idea of pursuing it as more than just a pastime, which is when I discovered the RSN. I joined the Certificate course at RSN Bristol in September of 2019.

Before joining the course, my work was quite simplistic and based on my own designs. Working from different source images, like photos and paintings, was very new to me, as were many of the techniques. My favourite technique so far has been Appliqué. I based my piece on Rossetti’s ‘Dantis Amor’ as I am very interested in the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts movement.

I am currently working towards my Diploma and about to embark on my third module – Advanced Goldwork. I am not quite sure what I want to do after I graduate, but I would love to pursue hand embroidery as a career in some way!”

This flexible course is taught Onsite and Online at different times to suit whichever time zone you live in. We teach across the UK at our Satellites at Hampton Court Palace, Bristol, Rugby, Durham and Glasgow, as well as internationally in North America and Japan. 

If you are interested in finding out more about the course, book onto our next Online Open Day at 1pm on Wednesday 16 November here.

Read more about the C&D Course here. 

Be inspired by work by past C&D graduates. Click here.