Karen Ruane

doodle and repeat, blue and white stitching....

Here it is, the cause of my excitement yesterday. I was equally as excited about the page as I was about the pattern. The first image of doodling...left the original, top right a modified version of the first piece, bottom right the repeat. I cropped the second doodle, top right, before attempting the repeat. That's why you may notice a difference. It needs work, it needs tweaking but the seed is there, I think I know what to do.

The page? I love it. It evolved in Simply Stitch 4. It took a while, a few days probably but was more than worth the time.

I am having computer issues, racing against the clock to schedule this post in case my computer dies. It is making some very strange noises. I have summoned help but don't know when that will arrive. If I go quiet that's the reason.

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stitchery doodles....

stitchery doodle no 2

doodling, stitching, blue and white

process....the doodling part.

come in....

I really wish you could come in and have a look at what's on my table today. This is just a tiny corner, I'm afraid I can't show you the rest until tomorrow. Suffice to say it's all blue and white. I have been playing with repeat patterns too. I will warn you now, think carefully before you start down that road as it could easily become an addiction.

I do have one, a repeat pattern that is but again, it will be under wraps until tomorrow. Please don't imagine that it's perfect or finished or amazing in anyway. It is to me but that's because I can't quite believe I managed to do it!

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a tiny patchwork pocket....

fluffy cloth hexagons and a tiny jar....

Wednesday's table

composition

I've been playing again, moving pages around, moving pieces around, adding things. These were all made separately yet they all live well together, at least I think they do. I think I could do this all day every day. Create mini design sheets, one after another. 

Next on the list today is my sewing machine. I have a plan involving colour and paper and perhaps a little lace. I don't have any housework to do today, a rare day indeed so I am making the most of it.

 

I hope you're all working hard in school, SS4 and Alchemy, there will be videos later today.

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five lace buttons and playing with composition....

meditative

embroidery school.....

it's evolving beautifully......

I promised you a video today and it's here. Around 4 minutes long so hopefully not long enough to send you to sleep!! As I said before I am very conscious that you may get sick of seeing this cloth so it has a different background today. This is a piece of work I created for one of my modules at uni. It's a design for fabric, in repeat. I don't actually like it that much in so far as I wouldn't want fabric like this. What I do like is the surface, the process that was used in its creation. So although it doesn't appeal to me aesthetically, its a valuable reference and one I am happy still to have.

Back to the video......I hope you find it worthwhile and that it gives you a more realistic sense of this piece.