150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework

150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk, including The Red Dress Embroidery Project.

In 1872, the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) was founded on two key principles – the first, the preservation of hand embroidery as an art form and the second, the support of women’s independence through work.  In the intervening 150 years, the RSN’s journey towards these goals has taken many unexpected forms and featured countless high-profile projects.

150 years of the Royal School of Needlework will explore this historic organisation’s contribution to the world of embroidery.  The exhibition will present collaborations with the great names of the Arts and Crafts movement, commissions produced for the British royal family, contemporary works created for top international designers and pieces by the RSN’s talented students.  Presenting textiles from the Royal School of Needlework’s own 5,000 piece archive, alongside examples from museums and collections across the UK,…