Category Archives: RSN certificate
Module One | the result
After a mildly torturous wait, I finally received my RSN piece in the post along with my mark for module one… here it is, in all it’s finished-up glory And the verdict? A pass with 76%. Phew. I’m not going … Continue reading
Step away from the pins
Yesterday, I spent most of the day looking at these… Oh yes. It was the final day of module one at the RSN… and the first time I’ve ever tried mounting a piece of work properly. Man alive it’s involved. … Continue reading
Day seven at the RSN
I was planning to do a full day of photos from my day at the RSN yesterday, but I got a bit over-involved in the amount of stuff I had to do around lunchtime and kind of lost track… but … Continue reading
Sacred geometry
Today I was at the RSN doing the ‘Sacred Geometry’ design class… taught by Amber Khokhar who is lovely & obviously scarily talented (take a look at some of her beautiful work here…) We started from first principles and spent … Continue reading
Loving the chain stitch
I had a great day at the RSN on Friday… it didn’t start too well (I felt a bit out-of-synch as I hadn’t been there for a while and there are often some quite vocal people to contend with) but … Continue reading
Trellis love
5 lessons into my first module at the RSN and I’ve discovered I’m a big fan of the trellis… Something about it makes me happy, you can get the basic framework in quite quickly (so you look like you’re making … Continue reading
Colour work
The second day at the RSN involved picking colours. Don’t get me wrong, this was by no means what took up the most time. But I’m still getting over the mild trauma involved in the framing up bit, so I’ll … Continue reading
New girl
So I had my first day of the Certificate course at the RSN… it was oddly nerve-wracking. I haven’t been a new girl for a while and I wasn’t at all sure what to expect. Turns out there was nothing … Continue reading
Stitch practice
It’s not going as fast as I’d hoped. But I’m getting there. So far I love pekinese, stem and chain stitch. I like french knots. And I’m on the fence as far as bullion knots and coral stitch are concerned. … Continue reading
Primary Source
Last week I took myself off to the V&A Museum for some ‘primary source’ crewelwork inspiration. Get me and my Standard Grade history references. So imagine my disappointment when I got there and realised that all the textile galleries are … Continue reading
