Summer may be coming to an end, but we have lots of wonderful Day Classes, Online Talks, Exhibitions and more to keep your spirits up as the colder months draw in. See everything going on at the RSN this September below.

Events and Exhibitions

The Royal School of Needlework & Five Coronations 1902 – 2023 – RSN Embroidery Studio, Hampton Court Palace – Wednesday 26 July – Thursday 16 November – (selected dates only, new dates coming soon)

Open House Festival – RSN Embroidery Studio, Hampton Court Palace – Saturday 16 September – Sunday 17 September

Fields of EveryWhen featuring the work of RSN Degree Students – Thamesmead Library, London – Open until mid-September

The Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers 400th Anniversary Exhibition – Guildhall Art Gallery, London – Saturday 30 September – Sunday 12 November

Online Talks

‘More Secrets from the Grove Book’ – Wednesday 27 September

’The History of English Sampler Making’ – Wednesday 4 October

‘Quilts and Quilted Objects in the RSN Collection’ – Wednesday 25 October

‘Opus Anglicanum – The Finest English Embroidery’ – Wednesday 8 November

‘Inside the RSN Embroidery Studio’ – Wednesday 22 November

‘The Wardrobes of King Henry VIII’s Wives’ – Wednesday 6 December

Partnership Classes

Or Nué Brooch inspired by Painted Love: Renaissance Marriage Portraits at the Holburne Museum – Bath, Saturday 23 September

Goldwork Fleur de Lys Brooch inspired by Eton College Collections – Eton College, Saturday 23 September

Open Days

Hand Embroidery BA (Hons) Degree Open Day – Hampton Court Palace – Saturday 23 September

Certificate & Diploma Online Open Day – Monday 25 September

Day & Evening Classes

An Introduction to Schwalm Embroidery; ‘Tulip’ – Hampton Court Palace, Saturday 9 September – only 2 spaces left

Introduction to Goldwork: ‘William Morris’ – Hampton Court Palace, Sunday 10 September – only 1 space left

Canvas Shading: ‘Echinacea’ – Bristol, weekly from Sunday 10 September

Canvas Shading: ‘Autumn Leaf’ – Online, weekly from Tuesday 12 September

Drawing Basics for Beginners – Online, Wednesday 13 – Tuesday 19 September

Experimental Embroidery – Online, weekly from Wednesday 13 September

Opus Anglicanum with Laid & Couched Work – Online, weekly from Thursday 14 September – only 4 spaces left

Introduction to Embroidered Lettering – Hampton Court Palace, Saturday 16 September

Pattern Darning: ‘Colour Band Sampler’ – Online, Sunday 17 September – only 3 spaces left

Technical Tuesday – Crewelwork – Term 1 – Online, weekly from Tuesday 19 September

Colour Theory in Practice – Online, Wednesday 20 September

Crewelwork Tendrils Cushion; ‘Autumn’ – Online, Wednesday 20 September – Wednesday 4 October

Introduction to Crewelwork: ‘A Wheel of Jacobean Leaves – Hampton Court Palace, Saturday 23 September

Crewelwork with a Touch of Gold: The Ladybird Tree’ – Online, Tuesday 26 September – Tuesday 10 October

Future dates for your diary

The Knitting & Stitching Show London – Alexandra Palace, London – Thursday 5 October – Sunday 8 October

The Knitting & Stitching Show Harrogate – Harrogate Convention Centre – 16 – 19 November