From Royals to Paul McCartney – 150 years of needlework on display

An exhibition that celebrates the 150 years of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) has opened in Bermondsey, looking at the wide variety of work they’ve created, from miliary wear to works for pop stars, and royalty.
The School of Needlework (it became royal later) was set up to provide training and employment to destitute ladies. But not the sort of ladies you might be thinking of, these were middle-class ladies. At a time when the man worked and the ladies minded the home, to be a young