Meet Penelope Ng Pui-ian who studied the Summer Intensive Certificate course with us at Hampton Court Palace last year.  Penelope completed her Certificate in Technical Excellence and is now studying her Diploma.

“My name is Penelope Ng Pui-ian and I come from Macau.  I have a Fashion Design Degree from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan and, following my Graduation, I joined a Taiwanese Textile Factory as a Designer working in both China and Vietnam.  While studying at Fu Jen University, I read the news about the wedding dress of The Duchess of Cambridge which was worked by the RSN Embroidery Studio Team.  I was very impressed and fascinated by the beauty of the gown that I set my heart on attending the Certificate & Diploma (C&D) in Technical Hand Embroidery and I started the Certificate Summer Intensive Course at the end of June 2019.

I have benefited greatly from the teaching of a variety of traditional embroidery techniques.  The professionalism of the RSN Tutors is very impressive and many of them are authors of their own embroidery technique books.  The C&D course is designed to encourage students to create their designs using the skills acquired during the classes and to turn their design into a vivid and lively piece of art work.

I completed the RSN Certificate in August 2019 and started the Diploma course in November during the normal term time.  Unlike the Summer Intensive Course, which required me to follow the course timetable, I can now manage my own class schedule, picking and choosing my class days which allows me to work at my own pace.

My favourite technique is Silk Shading.  I love to see the shading of colours that makes the piece of work come alive and look so real.  I would also like to mention that sitting in class with others working on their own creations gives me such inspiration to do my own design.

After graduating from the RSN C&D course, I will have learnt at least 10 hand embroidery techniques which will allow me to create artwork using embroidery in the fashion design world.  My aim is to set up a Studio in Asia, to pass on these wonderful techniques that I have learnt from RSN.”

Penelope’s Top Tip:  Don’t forget the enthusiasm of your first time when you do the embroidery, just enjoy the stitching , everything will be alright !

Information on our Summer Intensive Courses at Hampton Court Palace. Please note that this is subject to final confirmation due to COVID 19 restrictions.