I thought it would be fun to take a closer look at my Jacobean crewelwork piece for the Royal School of Needlework certificate. Specifically, I want to share with you how I incorporated maths into the design. I’ve always been a maths and science geek as well as enjoying art and craft. So any opportunity […]
If you’ve followed along with my previous posts (here and here), you’ll have seen that I did quite a bit of preparation work for my Royal School of Needlework blackwork module. Now I’m on the last step before starting to stitch, transferring my blackwork design onto the fabric. In my crewelwork module, I painted the
In my last post I shared the first stages of the design process for my RSN Certificate Blackwork module. In this post I’m going to share with you another key part of my preparation – choosing the blackwork stitches. Blackwork is a counted embroidery technique that is worked by stitching geometric patterns. I think pretty
Having finished my first module of the Royal School of Needlework certificate (you can see my Jacobean crewelwork here), I was eager to start on my second module – blackwork. For the second module you have the choice between canvas stitches and blackwork. Since the beautiful blackwork embroideries of previous students were a big part
After designing and doing most of the stitching of my Royal School of Needlework (RSN) certificate Jacobean crewelwork module, the end was in sight! By chatting to my fellow students, I learnt that the mounting would take about 1.5 days. So to be on the safe side, I planned my stitching to be pretty much
After finalising my design and getting it approved by the tutors, I was excited to get stitching! But first I had to transfer the design onto my fabric. The method taught by the RSN is called “prick and pounce”. To start, you prick holes along the lines of your design on tracing paper. Next, place
When I started looking into the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) I quickly became intrigued by their Certificate and Diploma course. After a couple of their day and online classes (posted about here and here) I was confident that I wanted to learn much more so enrolled on the course. If you are not familiar
