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- An Unbroken Thread
- RSN Book of Inspiration
An Unbroken Thread
Many initiatives to support women were begun in the late 1800s, but the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) is one of the few that remain. This initiative was born from the desire of three women – Princess Helena, Lady Victoria Welby and Lady Marian Alford – to popularise the lost art of ornamental needlework and place it on a par with other decorative arts, such as painting and sculpture. Their other, yet no less important goal was to provide employment for women compelled to earn their own livelihood. Though women are no longer so limited in occupational options, the RSN has been keeping traditional embroidery techniques alive for a century and a half.
Published to coincide with the RSN’s 150th anniversary, this book will tell the story of the RSN from its founding in 1872 to the current day. It will highlight key people, royal and other special commissions, the changing fortunes of the school as fashions changed and the approach to teaching hand embroidery, as well as bringing attention to the role and position of the RSN historically and today, associating with everyone from society ladies and theatre impresarios in the late 19th century to working with fashion designers Patrick Grant, Nicholas Oakwell and Alexander McQueen, and architects in the 21st century.
RSN Book of Inspiration
The Royal School of Needlework Book of Inspiration has over 60 close-up photographs from the RSN Collection, with space on each double-page spread for your own ideas, sketches and thoughts based on each piece. The examples have been chosen by Dr Susan Kay-Williams and date from the early 17thC to the present day.
Published in perfect bound hardback edition, with a purple satin marker ribbon and exclusive to the RSN.