Mallory Porch Fine Hand Embroidery

02/28/2023

Today’s stitching, a kit from 😊

12/22/2021

11/23/2021

The back of an eighteenth-century easy chair covered with a needlework landscape scene. By Caleb Gardner Jnr, presumably the upholsterer, and dated May 23 1758. Housed in the Met Museum. ⁠

06/26/2021

Recently digitized! A bible, presented by the printer, Christopher Barker, to Queen Elizabeth on New Year's Day, 1584.

It was described at the time as 'covered with crymson vellat alouer embradered wythe venys golde and seade perle'. The donor received 11 1/8 ounces of gilt plate for his gift.

This rare and beautiful bible binding has been recently digitised by Imaging Services in high resolution. When viewed at 100% magnification you can see every minute detail, including the tiny pearls woven into the velvet!

Shelf Mark: Douce Bib. Eng. 1583 b.1

03/07/2021

Question for American embroiderers: what do you use for mounting your projects, and where do you purchase it? Especially if you want something identical/comparable to what the RSN uses for Certificate/Diploma. I’m having the hardest time getting Daler Rowney Mountboard shipped from the UK, and everything I’ve tried so far from the US isn’t meeting the standard I’d like it to. I’m so eager to hear how others are solving this! 🤞❤️😊🤷‍♀️

04/23/2020

So excited to see my Tree of Life piece on an RSN post today. ☺️☺️☺️

Jacobean Crewelwork by RSN Certificate Student Mallory Porch who studies at Williamsburg, VA, during the USA C&D Intensive Programme.

04/23/2020

Sarah is an excellent teacher, and I’ve loved the workshops I’ve taken with her on Zoom. 😊

Ask me anything about hand sewing or your project! Want to learn a new hand sewing skill? Need some extra help with your historical project? This is an hour private virtual hand sewing coaching session! These lessons will be run through Zoom and will recorded. After the lesson is completed I will

03/27/2020

Beautiful goldwork hummingbird pins available from That Embroidery Girl!! And profits go to help !

Hummingbirds! Each one is 11cm tall and each and every one is lovingly hand crafted in goldwork purl. Backed in velvet with a large brooch pin at the back, you can pin them anywhere and they make great gifts- even if I do say so myself! Each one will come gift boxed with its own number in order that it was made and all the profits are going to help those wonderful people over at to save some critters in Oz. DM me if you would like one- they are £45 plus postage

01/16/2020

I’m so excited about this goldwork book!