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An Unbroken Thread: Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework


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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.

Table of Contents:
Foreword 9 1872–1903 11 The Dawn of a New Century 47 Lady Smith-Dorrien 75 The Move to Prince’s Gate 97 A Change of Approach 125 The Most Challenging Decade 143 At Hampton Court 157 Tradition, Quality and Innovation 177 Notes 210 Bibliography 215 Acknowledgements 216 Index 219

About the Author :
Dr Susan Kay-Williams has been chief executive of the Royal School of Needlework since 2007. She is also a curator and archivist. She has spent a lot of her spare time researching the RSN’s history because she believes more of its remarkable history needs to be known. In her own right her research interest is in the history of dyes and textile dyeing. She published The Story of Colour in Textiles in 2013 (Bloomsbury).

Review :
"2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN), in celebration of this prestigious milestone, the RSN will hold a major exhibition and publish a beautiful keepsake book." - Textile Institute’s International Magazine "This fascinating book charts the history of the RSN from its inception in 1872 to the present day, with many more stories of royal and other special commissions." - Stitch Magazine


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781788841627
  • Publisher: ACC Art Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Acc Art Books
  • Height: 270 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Weight: 1316 gr
  • ISBN-10: 178884162X
  • Publisher Date: 14 Mar 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework
  • Width: 215 mm


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