After completing the RSN Certificate and some Diploma subjects Sally decided to take her love of embroidery to the next level by moving from Australia to the UK in 2019 to study full time and complete the Royal School of Needlework Future Tutors programme.

During her training in the U.K. she taught classes at Knitting and Stitching shows in London and Harrogate, she demonstrated embroidery at RSN sponsored events, and had her work included in exhibitions. Sally was also a finalist in the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery in 2022. Sally graduated from the RSN Future Tutors Programme in 2022.  She was honoured to be part of the Embroidery Studio team at the Royal School of Needlework who worked on the Anointing Screen for the Coronation of their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Sally returned to Australia in 2023 and established an embroidery studio Satellite for the RSN in Brisbane, Australia. Sally teaches both in person and online RSN classes from her studio.

Sarah graduated from the RSN’s Future Tutors programme in 2020, and has since worked as a freelance hand embroiderer as Sarah Stitches.

Sarah teaches regularly for the Royal School of Needlework, both online and in person including the Certificate & Diploma, Day Classes and International Summer Schools. She also teaches privately and accepts commissions.

In 2021, Sarah became a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Broderers.

In 2023, Sarah was honoured to be part of the Embroidery Studio team at the Royal School of Needlework who worked on a number of items for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, including The Queen’s Robe of Estate, the Anointing Screen and the Stole Royal.

Sarah joined the Royal School of Needlework’s Future Tutors programme following a career in publishing and a three-year City and Guilds Certificate in Embroidery.

As well as working in the RSN’s Embroidery Studio. Sarah has taught in the UK, Ireland and China, as well as at RSN workshops at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Courtauld Gallery and Buckingham Palace in London and at Ely Cathedral.  She has been involved in a variety of RSN projects, including The Hardhome Embroidery produced for HBO’s Game of Thrones television drama series; and work for an evening gown designed by Nicholas Oakwell Couture for the GREAT Britain campaign. Her work has been displayed at the Philip Mould Gallery in London and in 2023, Sarah was honoured to be part of the Embroidery Studio team at the Royal School of Needlework who worked on the Anointing Screen and chairs for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Sonia graduated from the Royal School of Needlework’s (RSN) Future Tutor’s Programme (FTP) in 2022. Since then, she has set up exhibitions, taught learning curve classes, and demonstrated fine hand embroidery at the Knitting and Stitching Shows in London and Harrogate, at the Fashion and Textile Museum and at The Sunbury Embroidery Gallery.

She has taught RSN Day Classes at Hampton Court Palace (HCP) and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, as well as the Certificate & Diploma Programme, including Summer Intensive courses. She has led family drop-in sessions at the Guildhall Art Gallery, the Turner Contemporary Museum, and Hillsborough Castle. Sonia’s work has been featured in RSN exhibitions at HCP and the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery, and was selected for the Broderers’ Exhibition in 2022

In 2023, Sonia was part of the Embroidery Studio team at the RSN who worked on the Anointing Screen for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Sue is an RSN tutor and full-time embroiderer based in Surrey, UK. She studied footwear design at the London College of Fashion and graduated from Sookmyung University in Seoul with a textile and metal crafts degree. She graduated from the RSN’s Future Tutor Programme with distinction and received the RSN Broderers’ Award for Top Student in 2024. During the Future Tutors Programme, Sue’s works were featured in the Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery in London and in the Knitting Stitching show in London and Harrogate in 2022 and 2023. Sue taught Learning Curve classes for the RSN at the Knitting and Stitching Show in 2022 and 2023, the Stitch Festival London in 2024, and Artisan Fayre in 2023 and 2024. She also demonstrated needlework for the RSN in the Backet Pageant Demonstration at Guildhall Yard in London, the Knitting and Stitching show in London, and the Hampton Court Artisan Fayre.

Zina Kazban left her career in HR to pursue her lifelong passion for hand embroidery, which led her to the Future Tutors course at the Royal School of Needlework. Later, she also completed a professional fashion embroidery course at Ecole Lesage (Métiers d’Art CHANEL).

Following her graduation, she worked at the RSN Embroidery Studio. In this role, she was involved in various conservation and restoration projects.  Her involvement extended to being part of the collaborative team responsible for creating embroidery for regalia for the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Over the years, Zina has designed and taught embroidery classes at The Royal School of Needlework, The Crewel Work Company, London Embroidery School, and London Craft Week.

Zina is passionate about historical fashion embroidery and designs classes based on iconic costumes and objects from the past. She is based in southwest London, where she teaches her embroidery courses.