with and without holes

Same process.....scrim, metallic silk tissue, one with holes and one without. These have different uses, create different effects in embroidery, catch the light differently, handle differently. I have immediate plans for the piece without holes. The other? I just like to have a stash of that one. (I like to have a stash of both actually....) - See more at: http://karenannruane.typepad.com/karen_ruane/#sthash.RMO2ZN3N.dpuf

maybe, maybe not....

I have been working more on my next paper piece. There are more French knots, more pricked areas and a hand perforated edge. I have also almost cleared the washing pile too, now that is what I call exciting. Today, in between closing my eyes as I walk past the pile of ironing, I am deciding which cloth would work best with this piece. Muslin? Silk? Transfer printed silk? The jury is still out.

As for my sorting out...I have a list!! I have half a page of notes!! I have my eye on the first cupboard to be cleared...looking at it now...exhausted just thinking about it.

I am also still undecided over what to give you this week...postcards?? Well maybe but I didn't make them so I am perusing that one too. Who knows I may find something lurking in a cupboard....watch this space.

And...have you noticed all that gobbledegook has gone from the top of my page? Yay!! That's down to the ever so clever Richard, my daughters other half! What a guy!!

more hardware...with paper this time.

I nearly never came today, there were plans for spring cleaning you see. Well you have those plans to thank for me being here because in the course of clearing out all those cobwebs I came across these. You may have seen some of them before in the dim and distant past, some probably not. Anyway I got to wondering why am I keeping them...I tell you I am in a proper let's get rid of it mood. These were made when I was at Uni, got top marks for these too...very pleased with myself I was. Sorry,., I'm babbling again, some time today, in between the cleaning, I intend to put these in the shop. Worth a try I think...

We have paper with zips, paper with hooks and eyes, even paper with press studs. There is pricked paper, printed paper, beaded paper. There is pleated metallic silk tissue, freely smocked metallic silk tissue...I'm exhausted just thinking about the hours and sweat that went into these.......best days of my life...

AND....the hooks and eyes are done, are you proud?