Karen Ruane

stitching and altering papers continued

this.........

 

continued from yesterday.

plans for stitched and altered paper

A post Christmas creative block and a fast approaching deadline for class videos requires some planning.

What to do? If you're thinking of 'paperwork', get out past paperwork.

Make notes, doodle ideas, examine the past work.....

It worked. I'm good to go.

 

a book and its cover

My little embroidered gingham book.

The pages are complete and bound with a gingham spine.

The front cover is very much in progress, next up the lining.

table

It's very busy chez moi (as I'm sure it is at your place)

A glimpse of my table earlier today.

gingham continued

Work continues on these little gingham pieces, sampling hand stitches.

The final piece for this collection is in the hoop, almost finished but not quite.

I'm not sure if I'll make it back here before the big day.

I'll aim to, I'll do my best but if I don't......... I wish you all a Happy Christmas or a happy December 25th if Christmas isn't your thing.

gingham, Liberty and hand stitch sampling

I last explored the potential of sampling hand stitch on gingham here, in fact if you follow the gingham category on here there is so much more of this. (this post will be first, just scroll past)

There are a few things in progress here and this has just lengthened that list.....too many distractions but that's a good thing.

I'm still working on pin pillows and fitting in sewing machine time where possible for lace cloth creation along with stitched papers.

I will be away for a week now, I'm off to London, a pre Christmas visit with Master Stanley.

Miss you already x

 

oversized suffolk puffs

I said here that I wanted to make more of these.......and I have.

These will be adornments for pin pillows, pin pillows which are very much in progress.

a pocket for a pocket

The final embellishment has been added to this pocket front......a pocket, a corner of a vintage tray cloth attached with bullion knots.

Looking at this now, I want to extend the pleated strip a little more and make more buttons and suffolk puffs.

When they're done and the front is complete I will think about the back.

prairie points and oversized funky puffs

A little distraction, a quick project, a sideline.

I must admit to a little obsession with these huge puffs and I'm tempted to make more just because I can.

bullion knots and buttons

Last time I was here I spoke about my little artist book being finished.

Today it's the pocket/pouch which I will keep the little book in, its place of safety.

You last saw this a few days ago and since then more buttons have been created and another panel has been added which is secured with bullion knots.

I'm averaging making three buttons an evening after my more intensive embroidery is put away for the night and as I made more last night which are visible at the edge of the background here I would say I almost have enough.