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February 5, 2026
Progress from contemporary embroidery

 

There's been progress with this piece, you last saw it here.

It's turning into a patchwork piece....unintentionally.

I like it though. I especially like the patchwork flower. 

I like the flower so much that I've made extra.

They will not be used here though......or maybe one would fit in that empty corner of gingham.....hmmmmm.


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January 25, 2026
Gingham, pom poms and applique. from contemporary embroidery

 


I am still working on this collection, this paper based collection, creating a little notebook of design ideas.

Whilst working mostly on paper I do get a hankering for cloth, for the softness of cloth, hence my obsession with cloth sample books. 

The piece here is another page in progress for a new collection of embroidered samples. 

(does the dark blue gingham remind anyone else of school or is it just me) 

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January 17, 2026
Bits and pieces. from contemporary embroidery

 I'm gathering homeless embroidered samples.They will be joined, added to, made bigger, embellished more and be safely preserved inside another cloth book, yes another one. I lost my collection of 'cloth book' references, they were in the other place. Maybe I should create a page for them here. 

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October 20, 2025
Doodling on gingham from contemporary embroidery

 Doodling on gingham with needle and thread.Do you like gingham?Gingham holds memories for me, childhood, sewing class in school, (which I hated by the way...who knew)If you need a little mindless embroidery requiring no prep then gingham is your friend. Your stitch placement is marked out for you, your spacing is marked out for you....Like I said,  gingham is your friend. 

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August 6, 2025
A hoop of embroidered gingham. from Karen Ann Ruane

A hoop of embroidered gingham.

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March 1, 2024
ingredients from Karen Ann Ruane

stitched papers, embroidered snippets.....ingredients for an artist book

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February 27, 2024
a hoop of embroidered flowers from Karen Ann Ruane

a hoop of embroidered flowers

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February 26, 2024
Embroidered flowers on gingham from Karen Ann Ruane

Embroidered flowers on gingham

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February 15, 2024
Gingham love from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery on gingham, love gingham!

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February 2, 2024
gingham pockets from Karen Ann Ruane

gingham pockets for artist books

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January 15, 2024
Book play from Karen Ann Ruane

enhancing an artist book, embroidered pages

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January 8, 2024
gingham and vintage cloth from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered gingham and vintage cloth

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November 28, 2023
finishing from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery on gingham, finishing a wrapping cloth

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November 14, 2023
lace cloth, silk velvet and gingham patchwork from Karen Ann Ruane

lace cloth, silk velvet and gingham poatchwork

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October 24, 2023
ten embroidered samples on hand stitched pages, a gingham cloth book from Karen Ann Ruane

ten embroidered samples on hand stitched pages, a gingham cloth book

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October 10, 2023
embroidered flower patches for a cloth book cover from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered flower patches for a cloth book cover

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October 5, 2023
embroidered gingham patches from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered gingham patches

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September 28, 2023
a gingham stitch book....ingredients from Karen Ann Ruane

a gingham stitch book.....ingredients

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September 7, 2023
embroidered gingham ribbon from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered gingham ribbon

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September 4, 2023
a gingham distraction from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered gingham

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