Ruth O'Leary Textile Art

My sister, Kate, has a big birthday coming up in Spring 2011, and has asked me to make something for it. This might seem like a long way of...

My new project will be similar in some ways to a picture I stitched a few years ago, so I thought I'd show you that first. Entitled Moon...

Here's Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Serpent, in all his glory: To form the final panel, the completed embroidery needed to be stretched onto...

Just a quick post to say that all the embroidery on the Turquoise Serpent is now finished. I've edged the body in two strands of couched...

Firstly, an apology: posts have been very infrequent of late, and I'm sorry about that, and very grateful to those readers who keep comi...

I'm a member of the Sunderland branch of the Embroiderers' Guild , and today was our Christmas social afternoon. As well as a raffle...

The piece I'm working on at the moment is largely composed of appliquéd leather. I've used this technique quite a lot, usually alon...