Ruth O'Leary Textile Art
Embroidery and inspirations
Friday, 30 January 2015
Plantagenet Wreath - outlining the stems
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Annoyingly, I forgot to take a photo of the fabric off the paper it had been on when it was painted and put onto a frame ready to start, so ...
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Plantagenet Wreath
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I am something of an amateur history buff. I'll happily read books or watch TV programmes about just about any historical period, thoug...
Sunday, 25 January 2015
All the snowdrops
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All three snowdrop samples together: Which one do you like the best?
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Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Shaded snowdrop - cutting out and making up
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Having painted the pack of the finished embroidery with diluted PVA glue and left it overnight to dry, I cut out the snowdrop: I'm ...
Friday, 16 January 2015
Shaded snowdrop - stems
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Just the stems to go. Using the lighter of the two shades of green, Madeira no. 1410, I added a few stitches in highlight areas: I the...
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Shaded snowdrop - flowers and roots
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With the outline done, time to start filling in. The snowdrop flowers first, using Madeira stranded cotton no. 2402. I'm not doing any...
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Shaded snowdrop sample - outlining
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With the design marked onto the fabric, it's time to start stitching. This time, I'm going for naturalistic colours: That'...
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