This weekend is the last to catch 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk, which closes this Sunday! Book your spot via our website to avoid missing out 🪡 📸 Handbook of Embroidery, 1880 In 1880 the RSN responded to requests for a book on embroidery techniques. However, it was not without its controversy. It was written by Letitia Higgin the RSN Secretary. On learning this Lady Marian Alford insisted on editing it. Miss Higgin’s name does not appear on the cover. More curiously, when printed there were two covers, one with swans, designed by Selwyn Image and one featuring women as mother, home-maker, artist and embroiderer. It was said that the ‘women’ cover was for the workroom staff. This cannot be verified but it is certainly rarer than the Image version. @royalneedlework #fashiontextile #crowntocatwalk #rsn150