Inspiration I first became familiar with the Observer’s books a couple of years ago. Since I didn’t grow up in the UK – I am from the Netherlands – I never ‘grew’ up with them. I initially became attracted to the design of the covers underneath the flaps and the different colours they were made…
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After two years the post I had been meaning to write is finally here! I hope you enjoy reading about how I have created my RSN diploma stumpwork project and what the assessors thought of it. Design From the moment I learned about the stumpwork module I knew which design I wanted to stitch. I…
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Two weeks ago I received the results of my RSN Diploma Applique project: I got 92%!!! I am so extremely happy with this mark. I was not really looking forward to this technique as I didn’t know what to make of it, but I ended up enjoying it so much and I was really happy…
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I can’t believe it has been over a year since my last post. Those of you who are following me on social media will know that I have not been idle. I just had so many large projects on the go, and I didn’t want to write really short posts with just a few progress…
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The week before last I received the results of my RSN Certificate Goldwork project: I got 84%!!! I am really happy with this mark, especially since I completed this project as a summer intensive and I already knew I was going to lose marks for some bits (paint lines, corners). In this post, I will share…
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After having completed the Jacobean, Canvaswork and Silk Shading modules of the Royal School of Needlework Certificate Course I needed to complete the Goldwork module to complete the course. I chose to complete this module as a Summer Intensive as goldwork is quite delicate (especially the cutwork) and I didn’t want to have travel back…
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When I first noticed Becky Hogg‘s animal kits in the RSN shop I fell in love with them instantly. I like the modern look and the way the metalwork embroidery has been used to create an instantly recognisable image of the animal. Becky has designed kits for 8 animals in this series: snow bunting, heron,…
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Yesterday evening I received the results of my RSN Certificate Silk Shading project: I got 85%!!! I am really happy with this mark, especially since I have found this technique the most difficult so far. I am also really happy that I managed to get this mark without frogging and restitching a large number of…
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I am sure I have told this story before but I got into needlecraft through my mum, who used to be an avid cross-stitcher. However, I kind of stuck to cross-stitch, but progressed to more complicated designs, as cross-stitch kits were the main (or actually only) type of embroidery kits sold in the Netherlands. I…
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In October 2018 I started the third module of the Royal School of Needlework Certificate course. After previously having completed the Jacobean Crewelwork and Canvaswork module, it was now time to try my hand at Silk Shading. It was really difficult to pick a suitable photograph of a flower. The RSN brief sets many do’s…
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