Royal School of Needlework Graduation Day

Lucy writes: I am delighted to have graduated from the RSN Diploma in Technical Hand Embroidery with distinction this summer, and I joined other Certificate and Diploma graduates for a small celebration on 14th July.

The RSN holds an annual exhibition of graduates' work, and among the pieces on display were my silk shading: The Oxford Dodo, and also my Whitework: Broderie Anglaise and Richelieu: Fragments from the Book of Kells.

It has taken more than ten years to complete both the Certificate and Diploma, and it has been a pleasure to get to know the RSN and its dedicated staff over that time.

I will continue to attend lessons, though less frequently than before, as I have begun work on the technique known as Both Sides Alike, where the back of the embroidery is identical to the front. This is difficult to master and may take me some time! However, I am glad to be continuing my very happy association with the RSN, and with my fellow students.