Karen Ruane

mix and match....

What's new on this piece? The cotton strip with doodles has more embellishment..........new. There are web stitches and running stitch edged petals.....it's delicate, it's pretty, it's colourful. I wanted to see how it looked against ''old'' work, how it lived with ''old'' design sheets. Why oh why did I do that? I now have a million ways to take this forward, a million new ideas because I have nothing else to do right? I guess I'll just have to make copious amounts of notes instead.

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the first pocket from class

a bullion loop seam and lemon running stitch

doodle.........and beads.

Doodles, stitch, paper, beads......almost finished. These are my first two sheets from class. The third is underway, more of the same except for beads and perhaps something new in that one too.

Today is the start of a more relaxed week I hope. It's been hectic this past few days. I've had two days away from home, left two pre scheduled blog posts, yesterday and Tuesday and am playing catch up. From today I  promise you will have my undivided attention until December 9....I hope that's OK.

Doodle class

A quick glimpse for you of what we are getting up to in doodle class. Much as I love white cloth, Liberty fabric, gingham, lace..... I also have a special love of paper, good paper, smooth paper and textured paper. I'm not a lover of paint. I am a lover of fine pen however and a French knot dotted here and there on a doodled background.

Yesterdays video.....you liked it!! Nobody fell asleep.....thank you. I put  a few loops on that piece last night. One seam is slowly taking shape, one of many I might add, there is still a way to go. Tomorrow it's the pouch. It's finished. It's mine. 

I must dash,  I am being taken here for lunch...........

 

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connected?

paper

Paper, paper pieces, pages, doodles, playing. The last image are the three oldest pieces, all created around the same time ages and ages ago. I told you I never throw anything away. These pieces were the closest to hand, easy to get hold of and photograph. It was a whim, no planning. My favourites today are the blue and white ones. I'm in blue and white mode. That could be because they are the most recent pieces I don't know. We'll see if I change my mind next week.

I'm sorry I didn't explain properly yesterday what ''gimp'' is. I found you a definition.

gimp¹

ɡɪmp/

noun

 

1. 1.

   twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.

    

    

   I'm off on a jolly to London later this week but don't expect peace and quiet. I have scheduled three posts for you, put them on a timer. They will appear as if by magic. (I hope) The shop will close on Wednesday until I get back. Don't forget Doodle, Gather, Create which begins soon....appropriate really with today being about paper.

    

    

   Finally, this is a beautiful video, gentle, with the most gorgeous work space I think I have ever seen. (more paper)

    

   4 pm. Is anyone having trouble checking out at the shop? It works for me but it appears one or two people are having problems. Can you please let me know if that's the case for you.

 

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Doodle, gather create.

old doodles, new ideas....

connected?

The main thing here, the focus of this post was meant to be the addition of stitch to my new Liberty pouch. We'll focus on that first. I've added loops, (of course, I'm an addict remember), I've added buttonhole lace, more hexagons and some straggly flower things, wrapped thread with French knots on top.

Before I removed the embroidery from my damp stretching board I was rummaging through a folder looking for something. I came across these two bits of paperwork, paper based, collaged, painted doodle things. I wondered how they'd look with this embroidered cloth as I thought I could see a connection. I still see it, but not with the pinky one. I definitely like the flowery one, the collaged paper thing fits here. I made that years and years ago. Just goes to show, it pays to hang on to stuff.

 

My blue and white week

I think I'm a little bit in love with blue and white. I think I'm a little bit in love with doodles too. And then there's embroidery. Ok, I'm in love a lot. I'm also easily distracted, easily diverted from a task. I need to put things away when I'm not working on them. That way they won't catch my eye and demand attention.

Some of this blue and white will be new to you. It's ledger work from ''5''. You've seen the fabric before....here....I am very happy with this one. More so than the first piece I had printed as the pattern is more appealing in this scale. 

At the moment I'm embroidering a blingy pillow for pins but I am itching to get back to blue and white. Self control Karen.

 

 

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Doodle, gather create.

Doodle, gather create.

Today I intended to have a post completely dedicated to my new ''mini'' class. The postman threw all that out of the window by delivering my new printed cloth. So instead I have spent quite a while doing a happy dance and then I took more photographs into which the new fabric sneaked.

That's my explanation for my later than usual appearance out of the way....aside from the fabric, which I have to say is hugely exciting, (for me anyway) aside from that I am quite excited about this  blue and white paper piece, doodles and sticky up bits created as a practice for my new class.....phew, got there in the end. Here it is.......

Doodle, gather, create.

Let's doodle with thread, doodle with pen, doodle with ideas. Let's create surfaces of inspiration on paper.Let's take our ideas and gather them together on mini design sheets, stand alone pages of inspirational information.
You have a sketch you love?, a print you love? a piece of cloth you love? Let's dissect it, extend it, alter it, explore extensions of an idea using various processes. Let's add zips, let's add cloth, let's add stitch, let's add doodles with pen, doodles with ink.
Commencing November 8, this two week programme will centre on the creation of mini design sheets, individual leafs of creativity which can be mounted onto board or preserved within your ledger. Whilst this is not a ledger class, ideas taken from this programme can be adapted for use within your ledger, the process demonstrated is completely transferable for future work, being applicable over and over again.

To read more go here......

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