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July 29, 2026
Sampling for a drawstring bag. from contemporary embroidery

 




Small embroidered samples, gathering information for a new drawstring bag.

Initially I intended to create my new bag using gingham but after sampling have decided I much prefer a white base cloth with gingham highlights.

I now have a lot of the patchwork flowers to create as I need nine of those in total and I also need to source some white silk ribbon. 

The fabric with cartoon like small children was bought in Sweden several years ago.

Thankfully I have managed to find some more with a UK based supplier as I am running low. 

Now I just need ...

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July 27, 2025
Paper sampling, a video. from Karen Ann Ruane

Stitched paper samples.

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March 9, 2024
The cloth sample book from Karen Ann Ruane

The cloth sample book, a video

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September 9, 2023
keeping in touch from Karen Ann Ruane

extending sampling, surface design.

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September 5, 2023
Paper and ribbon with more ribbon.... from Karen Ann Ruane

embellished pages with ribbon and ribbon samples

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August 21, 2023
sampling ribbon from Karen Ann Ruane

sampling ribbon

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July 15, 2023
sampling and gingham from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered samples and embroidered gingham

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May 1, 2023
collage and stitch 2 from Karen Ann Ruane

collage and embroidery, sampling, surface design

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April 29, 2023
exploring from Karen Ann Ruane

This piece has been in progress for almost a week. It's baby steps, the first dip of my toe into a plan to try something new. OK, there's pin pricking...

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April 8, 2023
sampling stitches on white from Karen Ann Ruane

sampling embroidery stitches on white cloth

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January 4, 2023
liberty prairie points and more stitch sampling on gingham from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery, hand stitch, sampling

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April 2, 2022
sampling for a sampler's cloth from Karen Ann Ruane

sampling, embroidery

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March 30, 2022
sampling on pieced fabrics [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

sampling on pieced fabrics

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February 26, 2022
surface design [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

surface design

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surface design from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidery surface design

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January 29, 2022
paper, net, embroidery...a new sample piece from Karen Ann Ruane

sampling embroidery on paper and net....

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January 27, 2022
always sampling from Karen Ann Ruane

sampling, embroidery, embroidered paper,

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January 10, 2022
hand embroidery on paper [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

hand embroidery on paper

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January 8, 2022
sampling [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

sampling

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December 28, 2021
embroidery sampling [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

embroidery sampling

adding gimp to an embroidered sample....getting my brain ticking (I hope)
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