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October 18, 2025
Front and back from contemporary embroidery

 Do you remember this from a few days ago?It's finished now, tiny applique circles edged with sequined bullion knots are dotted across the piece.It has also been damp stretched.This will be the front cover of my latest cloth book. The other piece here will be the reverse of that cover.At the moment both pieces are pinned around three sides.Next is basting, removing pins and hand

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October 12, 2025
In progress. Hand embroidery. from contemporary embroidery

 A large panel, 23x15 inches of white cotton seersucker fabric, applique, sequins, bullion knots and gimp.This will be the front cover of my latest embroidered sample cloth book.I've added a few images below of the pages for this book because once again.........Typepad stole my original post.(can you tell it still hurts) I've been thinking about my embroidered sample books, there are a

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July 29, 2025
a silk ribbon edge from Karen Ann Ruane

a silk ribbon edge.

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July 14, 2025
gathering from Karen Ann Ruane

gathering embroidered cloth

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July 1, 2025
Six pages from Karen Ann Ruane

Six embroidered pages.

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June 24, 2025
Embroidery, applique and lace. from Karen Ann Ruane

Hand embroidery, applique and lace.

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June 20, 2025
Five pages. from Karen Ann Ruane

Five hand embroidered pages.

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June 19, 2025
Small half circle pockets and couching with bullion knots. from Karen Ann Ruane

Small half circle pockets and couching with bullion knots.

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June 17, 2025
Twelve embroidered pages. from Karen Ann Ruane

Twelve embroidered pages

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June 13, 2025
embroidered tokens and a silk ribbon edge from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered tokens and a silk ribbon edge

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June 7, 2025
Applique, weaving and patchwork.....a sample. from Karen Ann Ruane

Applique, weaving and patchwork.....a sample.

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May 10, 2025
Embroidered pages. from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidered pages.

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May 5, 2025
Did you miss this one? from Karen Ann Ruane

show and tell, embroidered book,

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April 11, 2025
Embroider, embellish, pages, cloth book. from Karen Ann Ruane

Embroider, embellish, pages, cloth book.

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February 23, 2025
Number twelve and finishing number eleven. from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered cloth, pages for a stitch sample book.

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February 20, 2025
Number 11 from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered page number eleven

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January 21, 2025
tied embroidery for the reverse from Karen Ann Ruane

tied embroidery for the reverse

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January 7, 2025
Details from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidery, details,

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December 29, 2024
The reverse from Karen Ann Ruane

a hand embellished reverse for embroidery, a video

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November 17, 2024
Details from Karen Ann Ruane

hand embroidered details

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