I had a lovely afternoon at the guild on Saturday. It's not often I get to a meeting and this one was really special. Sally Randle gave us an illuminating insight into her three years at the Royal School of Needlework. She trained as a tutor at the RSN headquarters in Hampton Court Palace, London and has recently returned to Brisbane to teach embroidery.
Several beautiful embroideries of different techniques such as crewelwork, canvaswork, blackwork, whitework and goldwork were on display. All were accompanied by detailed workbooks. These included the design ideas, thread samples, stitch samples, records of the project's requirements and finally the evaluations. Also noted were the hundreds of hours each project took to complete! Catch a glimpse below of Sally at work over her embroidery frame at the RSN.
Besides her own embroidery, Sally was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time and have the unique experience of working with the RSN team on some of the embroideries for King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation. How amazing was that?!
Visit Sally's website here to find out more about her new studio and the classes and services she offers. You can also see more about an upcoming RSN Christmas class, suitable for everyone including beginners, that she will be teaching in person here in Brisbane. I've no doubt you will be in good hands.
'Till next time, happy stitching!
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Photos courtesy of Bryna Black from the media team of the Royal School of Needlework
It's rather a long way from England, but certainly wishing her well in her new studio!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great session. I love the way a Guild grows knowledge, connecting us to experts and like-minded people in all sorts of places. It's great that the RSN now has such a wide reach and accessibility.
ReplyDeleteThe lecture must have been interesting. You are so lucky to have access to RSN in Australia. Their work is always stunning.
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How fortunate for you to get to the meeting with the RSN tutor! I took two classes at the RSN's Hampton Court Palace location. I wish I could spend three years there.
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