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July 18, 2026
Design for a drawstring bag. from contemporary embroidery

 




Yes, more pink gingham.

Design work for a new drawstring bag...a pink gingham drawstring bag with child themed applique.

I have woven paper and gingham here for the backgrounds of this sampling which I feel works well.

These pieces still need to be finished and I'm also piecing more samples.

The more information I have to hand when deciding on my final design the better, 

 

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November 1, 2025
Extending pattern from contemporary embroidery

 More stitch has been added to the pieces from this post. Three of them have added cloth snippets with a tiny bead and a single sequin attaching each piece of cloth. There are plans for the other three. The pages in the little notebook have stitched paper embellishing each page. I hope to extend the embellishment on those pages too. I get a lot of pleasure from these

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August 16, 2023
more collage, new design sheet. from Karen Ann Ruane

surface design, design for embroidery,

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July 13, 2023
hand stitch, cloth, paper and collage from Karen Ann Ruane

hand stitch, cloth, paper and collage

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May 13, 2023
creating from Karen Ann Ruane

design sheets in progress, paint and stitch

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May 11, 2023
extending sampling from Karen Ann Ruane

colage and embroidery, surface design

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April 27, 2023
torn papers from Karen Ann Ruane

playing with collage and stitch

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April 12, 2023
thinking from Karen Ann Ruane

sketchbooks, text books, inspiration,

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September 13, 2022
free (past) class for subscribers from Karen Ann Ruane

artist books and embroidery, online learning.

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