Ruth O'Leary Textile Art

The birds are similar to the dog in that they also have inner and outer lines to be stitched, and in the same metallic gold chain stitch. ...

The dog is done, or at least his outline. First the inner line of his front leg: And then his neck: The first of the birds next...

Just a short post today, to bring you up to date with progress. I've now finished the front half of the dog.  I forgot to take a ph...

Time to start stitching the gold outline for the beasts themselves, starting with the dog. As before, this is in the Gutermann metal thre...

Firstly, apologies for not having posted in ages - I've had a few non-embroidery things to do recently, so poor Lindisfarne Beasts  has ...

Last time, I'd got half of the design traced on my improvised light box.  I've now got it all traced: and then the fabric stret...

Next year, the Lindisfarne Gospels are coming back North.  From July to September 2013, the Gospels will leave the British Library and be o...