'Stitch is International' exhibition - Preview Part 1, 'RSN Chinese Collection'

This video showcases some of the Chinese embroidered pieces from the RSN Collection and will give you a preview of what you will see during the RSN 'Stitch is International' exhibition. The idea behind 'Stitch is International' is to celebrate embroidery from around the world and to highlight that embroidery is an art form which is practised in many countries and cultures and, as such, is something we have in common. Most of the pieces exhibited will come from the RSN’s unique Textile Collection where we have many pieces that started life in other countries, both those originally made for local use and those for the export trade. As all the pieces in the RSN Collection have been donated, we do not always know the story of each piece so we accept items generally on the quality of their embroidery. Amongst the countries and cultures featured will be Imperial China, India, Japan, Turkey, Greece and Italy, so the exhibition will be a diverse display of stitches, colours, textures and fashions! Look here for furth