Published to coincide with the Royal School of Needlework’s 150th anniversary, this book covers the remarkable history of the RSN from inception to the present day.
"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
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).