About Me
Amanda is a hand embroidery tutor, designer, and Fellow of the Royal School of Needlework.
She graduated from the RSN’s Future Tutors Programme in 2022 and holds a Degree in Two-Dimensional Design. After more than 20 years working as a graphic designer, Amanda combined her love of design, stitching, and teaching to begin a second career in hand embroidery.
Amanda teaches for the Royal School of Needlework and runs adult, family, and children’s workshops at venues including West Horsley Place, St Albans Cathedral, and the Fashion & Textiles Museum. She has also restored textiles, founded community and children’s stitching groups, and taught for a range of craft organisations.
In 2023, Amanda was part of the RSN Embroidery Studio team who worked on the Anointing Screen for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. In 2024, she became a Fellow of the Royal School of Needlework.
Amanda is passionate about the wellbeing benefits of embroidery and loves inspiring stitchers of all ages to begin their creative journey.
