Ruth O'Leary Textile Art

Embroidery and inspirations

Saturday, 24 April 2010

@ cushion - the appliqué process part I

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The big project at work is going well but is taking up a lot of my time, so today is the first time in over a week that I've had a chanc...
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Sunday, 18 April 2010

@ cushion - marking up

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Firstly, an apology in advance: I'm in the middle of a major project at work, so I don't think I'm going to have much time for e...
Wednesday, 14 April 2010

A couple of character cushions

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I thought I'd have a break from goldwork, and for no particular reason am going to make a couple of cushions.  Firstly, the materials fo...
Sunday, 11 April 2010

Spirograph I - goldwork finished

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All the goldwork embroidery on the first of the Spirograph hangings is now finished! Here's the final spiral, completed: I've now t...
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Thursday, 8 April 2010

Spirograph I - couching goldwork

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As the final spiral is bigger and so it's easier to see what's going on, I thought I'd show you the whole process in more detail...
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Tuesday, 6 April 2010

Spirograph I - not quite according to plan

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As I mentioned last time, the largest, final spiral is a little more of a problem than the others have been. As you may remember, the desig...
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Sunday, 4 April 2010

Spirograph I - the fourth spiral

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Apologies for not having posted in ages, and apologies in advance for this post being a bit short. I have been busy, but as all the spirals...
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Ruth O'Leary
I'm an embroiderer and textile artist based in Sunderland, North East England. I mostly use traditional techniques, and particularly love goldwork, appliqué, and split stitch.

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