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karen ruane
Lancashire England
Aspiring freelance embroiderer. First Class Honours Degree in Textile/Surface Design, specialism hand embroidery. P.G.C.E. Work exhibited widely. City & Guilds Creative Studies Embroidery Part 1 & 11. Foundation Diploma Art & Design (Distinction). B. A. Hons Textile/Surface Design (First Class). Post Graduate Certificate in Education. If you have any queries about my work, any questions regarding commissions or just to comment generally on my blog, please contact me on, contemporaryembroidery @hotmail.com Karen.
Interests: embroidery,art,football (soccer),education,history,politics
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a break
If you read this post you will be aware of the questioning I have been doing recently. Questioning my future, the direction of my work, the substance of 'me' as... Continue reading
Posted Sep 24, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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paper, layers....
Posted Sep 24, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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filing pages with lace, cloth, stitch and dangly things
Posted Sep 22, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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delicate papers
Posted Sep 21, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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It shouldn't do that? It's not anything I've done :(
Commented Sep 20, 2019 on plans and progress at Karen Ruane
plans and progress
Lots of things on my table again. You saw the little floral paper thingies yesterday I know. They are out now because they are hopefully going to help me finish the large paper disc piece in terms of ideas inspired by how they were put together. I'm thinking layers of paper and lace, dis...
plans and progress
Posted Sep 20, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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studio time
Posted Sep 19, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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Ledgers, a record of stitch
Posted Sep 18, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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adornment
Posted Sep 17, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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my ledger is filling up.....
Posted Sep 16, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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new buttons
Posted Sep 13, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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I put this comment in google translate and here it is...
Dear Karen! For several years I have been talking with you one-sidedly and you are my friend. I didn’t attend your school in Moscow, but I love your work and your letters are very important to me. How can you do without them? 09.09.2019 Antonina
Thank you so much Antionia
Commented Sep 9, 2019 on teaching and learning at Karen Ruane
teaching and learning
There are quite a few images today, images of past works. In this post I am hoping to illustrate my portfolio if only in a very condensed form. What you see here is a tiny selction of completed works be they embroidered pieces, embroidered samples, ledger pages, design exercises or surface des...
isn't that what the classes are...subscription blogs? and yes...friends xxx
Commented Sep 9, 2019 on teaching and learning at Karen Ruane
teaching and learning
There are quite a few images today, images of past works. In this post I am hoping to illustrate my portfolio if only in a very condensed form. What you see here is a tiny selction of completed works be they embroidered pieces, embroidered samples, ledger pages, design exercises or surface des...
that's where I'm hoping to go with the private lessons....I'm undecided at the moment really but I do need to shake things up a bit. Thanks for the input x
Commented Sep 9, 2019 on teaching and learning at Karen Ruane
teaching and learning
There are quite a few images today, images of past works. In this post I am hoping to illustrate my portfolio if only in a very condensed form. What you see here is a tiny selction of completed works be they embroidered pieces, embroidered samples, ledger pages, design exercises or surface des...
maybe the horse needs a rest and £1 is to fulfill the need to put a price, it's compulsory. You will get a price when you tell me how many lgt lessons you need x
Commented Sep 9, 2019 on teaching and learning at Karen Ruane
teaching and learning
There are quite a few images today, images of past works. In this post I am hoping to illustrate my portfolio if only in a very condensed form. What you see here is a tiny selction of completed works be they embroidered pieces, embroidered samples, ledger pages, design exercises or surface des...
teaching and learning
Posted Sep 9, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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putting a book together
Posted Sep 8, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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a new colour
Posted Sep 7, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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embroidered pages
Posted Sep 5, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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buttonhole loops, ribbon, a needlecase
Posted Sep 4, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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hand stitch
Posted Sep 3, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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a little something for me
Posted Sep 2, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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paper, lace, pattern and stitch
Posted Sep 1, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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filling up my little book
Posted Aug 31, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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a table full of stitch
Posted Aug 30, 2019 at Karen Ruane
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