Ruth O'Leary Textile Art

So, damp-stretched and mounted on boards, here are the two contenders (linen on the left, silk matka on the right): On the face of it, they ...

Following the linen test , I also needed to try the same design on my other proposed fabric, so I could compare the two. The second test is...

With the transfer ironed onto the right side of the natural linen, I can get straight on with couching the gold thread. I put the linen int...

So, I have the designs for the hangings, but I need to decide which fabric to use. The look I'm after is for a sandy/neutral background...

I've been giving a great deal of thought to my proposed exhibition, and I've decided that the heart of it will be three wall-hanging...

No, I'm not going to be standing in the general election, but you can still vote for me in the craft&design magazine Selected awar...

I mentioned before that I'd been in touch with an artist blacksmith to make a fire screen to frame Kate's Crow, and was waiting to h...