Emsworth Textile Artists embroidery celebrates RNLI 200th anniversary

Emsworth Textile Artists have created an embroidery to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI © Emsworth Textile Artists

Emsworth Textile Artists have created an embroidery to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. It measures 138 cm by 74 cm (4'6" by 2'6") and is in the style of the D-Day embroidery at the Portsmouth D-Day Museum.

Each artist was responsible for a section of the embroidery which was created over a period of 6 months in 2024.

The photograph was taken at the Emsworth Yacht Harbour and shows the artists with their embroidery:

Emsworth Textile Artists create an embroidery to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI (top l-r) Jan Urry, David Evans (professional artist & designer), John Haden-Ford, Annette Evans (bottom l-r) June Morse, Claire Starling, Nicola Haden-Ford - photo © Emsworth Textile Artists

Not shown in the photograph is Pat Haysom who drew details of the faces in the embroidery. The artists are all are experienced sailors who belong to local sailing clubs.

The embroidery will be offered to the RNLI with the intention that it will gain a wider audience and be used for fundraising and publicising the historical achievements of the RNLI in saving lives.