Ruth O'Leary Textile Art

Just three more ferns to go on the left end of the second panel of St Cuthbert's Banner.  A small landmark, but one to note none the les...

It's the first foxglove next, and I'm approaching this slightly differently to what I've done before. Previously, I've add...

There aren't as many pearlworts and wood avens on the side panels as on the top and bottom ones, just one sheet of each.  Half of these ...

There are nine ferns on this panel, but I'm going to add them in groups of three, partly as that's about as much fern as I can stand...

Time to start adding the flowers! I should just mention that while the finished panel will be vertical, it's mounted horizontally on t...

Starting to put it together, that is, as the flowers are all embroidered.  They did need to be damp stretched, though.  Here they are, all p...

I've now finished the second (of two) sheet of foxgloves .  So for the usual before-and-after pictures, here's the transfer, ready t...