{"product_id":"an-unbroken-thread-celebrating-150-years-of-the-royal-school-of-needlework-updated-edition-by-dr-susan-kay-williams","title":"An Unbroken Thread: Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework - updated edition by Dr Susan Kay-Williams","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW IN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Unbroken Thread: Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework - updated edition by Dr Susan Kay-Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eShowcasing regalia for the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eCovering the remarkable history of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) from inception to the present day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eIllustrated with historical pictures and documents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eOriginal edition published to coincide with the RSN's 150th anniversary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany initiatives to support women were begun in the late 1800s, but the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) is one of the few that remain. This initiative was born from the desire of three women - Princess Helena, Lady Victoria Welby and Lady Marian Alford - to popularise the lost art of ornamental needlework and place it on a par with other decorative arts, such as painting and sculpture. Their other, yet no less important, goal was to provide employment for women compelled to earn their own livelihood. Though women are no longer so limited in occupational options, the RSN has been keeping traditional embroidery techniques alive for a century and a half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published to coincide with the RSN's 150th anniversary, this revised edition details the most recent projects worked by the RSN, showcasing their skilful work on regalia for the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla - The King's Robe of State, The Queen's Robe of Estate, The Anointing Screen, The Stole Royal and Girdle, The Chairs of Estate and The Chairs of State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDr Susan Kay-Williams has been the Chief Executive of the RSN for almost 17 years, during that time as well as the 'day job' she has taken a keen interest in the history of the organisation and spent part of her lockdown reading all she could about the RSN from the archives and also from press reports, especially for the times when the RSN's own archives are rather lacking. This turned into the exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in 2022 and the first edition of \u003cem\u003eAn Unbroken Thread.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis was Susan's second book, her first being on her major research interest which is about the history of textile dyes. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Colour in Textiles\u003c\/em\u003e was published\u003cem\u003e by \u003c\/em\u003eBloomsbury in 2013. Following that publication she was made a Fellow of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) and in May 2024 she will become President of the SDC for 2024-25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"RSNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62930646204746,"sku":"9781788842600","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1036\/4541\/3706\/files\/AN-Unbroken-Thread.png?v=1786477638","url":"https:\/\/rsn.org.uk\/products\/an-unbroken-thread-celebrating-150-years-of-the-royal-school-of-needlework-updated-edition-by-dr-susan-kay-williams","provider":"Royal School of Needlework","version":"1.0","type":"link"}