Dollhouse Miniature Petit Point Rug VERA - Stitching Progress

It is a weekly update on stitching progress of a dollhouse miniature petit point rug VERA (Faith) to hoonor my mom. I use 49 count silk gauze, Gutermann silk (4 colors). It took me from 5 to 7 hours each day during a week to finish the field of the rug. Now I can start working on the borders.

In spite of the fact that I enjoy a lot working on this rug, I need a little break from it, because of the colors, and I must finish some other projects this month as well. So, I hope the progress won't suffer too much.

Have a wonderful week!
Natalia

Dollhouse Miniature Petit Point Rug VERA - Stitching Progress

My first post in the new 2016 year will be an update on a stitching progress of one of my UFO projects - a dollhouse miniature rug VERA (Faith) to honor my mom. As a reminder, I use 49 count silk gauze and Gutermann silk (only 4 colors).

I started the main border (white lace) and moved on the field of the rug (black lace). I still have to fill up the left low corner with white silk (it is hard to see on the picture, but that area hasn't been stitched yet). Back to work!

Dollhouse Miniature Needlework Frame 1/12th scale

A new commission is finished - dollhouse miniature needlework frame.

Design is by Annelle Ferguson, stitched by me.
Needlework frame is by a retired Canadian artisan Renaud Prefontaine
Cat is by a UK artist Mary Anderson

Dollhouse Miniature BAKHTIARI Rug - New Commission - Working Progress

This is my new commission - dollhouse miniature rug Bakhtiari, designed by Lucy Iducovich, that I started working on a while ago.

What are you working on?

Dollhouse Miniature Petit Point Area Rug KAZAK 1/12th scale

Dollhouse Miniature Needlepoint Rug KAZAK 1/12th scale - reproduction of an antique Kazak rug.

Caucasian rugs are the product of the various tribes inhabiting the wild and mountainous district between the Black and Caspian seas.

Most Caucasian carpets use bold, almost primitive, geometric forms, most are bright and colorful, most are small. Many motifs, however, were taken from Persia and Turkey to be rendered in the virale, linear style of the Caucasus.

One of the best-known and popular Caucasian rugs is KAZAK. The geometric pattern of Kazak rugs is bold, often showing more empty ground than other Caucasian carpets. The colors are also bold: red, green, blue, white, brown.

Where does the name KAZAK come from?

First of all, please, do not be confused. Kazak rugs are not woven by Cossacks of Russia or Kazakhs of Kazakhstan. Kazak in it's many spellings refers to a political relationship rather than a tribe. The first use of the term is in the Yuan ch'ao pi-shih which dates to the 13th century. The Kazaks of Kazak were Azeri tribes that tried to maintain their freedom while standing off the Turks, the Persians, and the Russians. When Czar Alexander annexed Kazak, Shams od din, and Borchalu in 1805 the Moslems and Kurds were uprooted. So, When we read Kazak Rug in the rug trade we mean a rug made in what was the Kazak Khanate prior to the Russian capture in 1805.

The dollhouse needlepoint Kazak rug is stitched on 49 count silk gauze with Gloriana silk

Front side of the rug

Back side of the rug

317 x 398 stitches

6.47" x 8.12" or 16,43 x 20,63 cm

Thank you for visiting my blog!
Natalia

Source:
http://www.persiancarpetguide.com/

Nothing Is So Beautiful As Spring...

I feel like I fell down of the Earth. I had to take a timeout to deal with some health problems in our family.

I am not going to bore you to death with all details, just wanted to thank those who didn't hear from me for a long time for your patience and understanding. I am slowly returning back to work, my commissions and new projects.

Today I wanted to show you my last work that has been already sold. This is not my design, I stitched it on 40 count with DMC. Frame by Jim Coats.

I had a lot of fun stitching this design, the bright colors brought the sunshine and made the process of stitching fast!

We have an early spring over here, but the days are still grey most of the time. Soon I will enjoy dozens of different colors of tulips that I planted last year. Spring brings colors.

Nothing can be so beautiful as Spring...

Feeling re-born...

Mini hugs,
Natalia

Christmas is coming to town...

Are you in Christmas spirit already?

I've noticed some neighbors around here have started decorating their houses already and even light up Christmas trees in the evenings.

Hmm, in spite of the fact I am still in Thanksgiving mood, can't not to deny that Christmas spirit is definitely in the air!

happy coming holidays!
Natalia

Little Siam Kitten

This little Siam kitten was created today. He is very tiny even has been stitched on 40 count silk gauze. Now I am thinking what to do with him...

Dollhouse Miniature Wall hangings "Pink Lady" and "Blue Boy"

Dear friends,

Today I would like to present you another 2 patterns/kits from my Classic Collection. They are: "Pink Lady" and "Blue Boy"

The design for a dollhouse wall hanging petit point pattern "Pink Lady" was adopted after one of the famous paintings by Thomas Lawrence, known as "Pinkie", 1794. The original is in the permanent collection of the Huntington Library at San Marino, California. The painting is an elegant depiction of Sarah Barrett Moulton, who was about eleven years old when painted.

44 x 71 stitches

17 colors

The finished size is 0.90" x 1.45" (2,28 x 3,68 cm) if stitched on 49 count silk gauze

The background doesn't require stitching

The design for a dollhouse wall hanging petit point pattern "Blue Boy" was adopted after one of the famous paintings by Thomas Gainsborough.

35 x 81 stitches

14 colors

The finished size is 0.71" x 1.65" (1,81 x 4,208 cm) if stitched on 49 count silk gauze

The background doesn't require stitching

In spite of the fact, that both portraits are often paired together, the two were created by different painters a quarter century apart, and the subjects' dress styles are separated by over one hundred fifty years. Jonathan Buttall, who posed for Gainsborough's portrait, wears a period costume of the early 17th century as an homage to Flemish Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck, whom Gainsborough held in particular esteem. Sarah Moulton wears the contemporary fashion of 1794.

Both designs, that have been adopted and charted by me, are available at my webstore www.dollhouseneedlepoint.com as PDF patterns and kits as well.

http://www.dollhouseneedlepoint.com/apps/webstore/products/category/963940?page=1

http://www.dollhouseneedlepoint.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1084487?page=1


Happy stitching,
Natalia


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkie_(Lawrence_painting)

Free Dollhouse Miniature Needlepoint Area Rug Pattern Round HERIZ SERAPI

Each year before Christmas I present a new free needlepoint pattern for a dollhouse miniature area rug as a gift to all my followers. I am a little bit late, but it is better than never, true?

This is my new design of a dollhouse rug Heriz Serapi and it is round. Please, use this pattern ONLY for personal use.

It requires 40 count silk gauze to be stitched on, but you also can use 35 count (if you want a bigger rug), or 49 count silk gauze (if you want to have a smaller rug).

40 count silk gauze
201 x 201 stitches
5.03" x 5.03"

There are 4 pages:

Here is a shopping list, however you are welcome to change the color palette!

Have fun and Happy Stitching!

Natalia

Dollhouse Miniature Christmas Stockings!

This year I am late with my dollhouse miniature Christmas stockings! However, better late than never, true!
I also haven't had enough time to finish more stockings but came up with some new designs that will be available in kits and patterns soon.

You can find them at my webstore www.dollhouseneedlepoint.com under "Finished Minis".

I hope you are enjoining your preparations for the Christmas!

Happy Merry coming Christmas!
Natalia

Publication at the Miniaturas Magazine # 187 2013

I am happy and proud to share with you my latest news - my tutorial on How to put dollhouse miniature slippers has been published in the last issue #187, 2013 of the Spanish Magazine Miniaturas by Madelva Fernandez.

You can see the slippers that I stitched going to the page Granny's slippers or copying and pasting this link in the search bar (I am sorry but the function to open a page in a new window is disabled on my blog, :)))

http://www.scarletsailsminiatures.blogspot.com/p/grannys-slippers.html

If you are interested, you also can order the kits of Dollhouse Miniature Slippers at my website

http://www.dollhouseneedlepoint.com/apps/webstore/products/category/963945?page=1

Thank you and Happy coming Christmas!
Natalia

Confession - Yes, I did, I cheated...

For me it was like a little betray to what I am involved in miniature and devote most of my free time - needlework, stitching.

The reason why I did it is a try to understand what miniatures' fans/collectors want to see in what is called "miniature needlework". The question for you is: would you prefer to own a piece of furniture, wall hanging, framed pictures that has been specifically stitched in scale on fine silk gauze and with fine silk or you'd rather chose to buy a piece of furniture, for instance, miniature firescreen, chair, settee upholstered with an antique petit point?

I have never used old antique or vintage petit point for upholstering miniature furniture myself, though I have a couple of pieces I could sacrifice for it. Actually, I did sacrificed them and cut without any regret on small pieces and upholstered a couple of chairs.

Want to hear what you think about it. Does the design look for you to be in scale?

and this is my favorite piece:

A needlepoint deer

Can't wait to hear what side you will take: for or against using antique petit point in miniature.

Natalia, waiting for your thoughts and ideas.

More Chairs Upholstered With Handwoven Fabric

I had time to upholster 2 more chairs with handwoven fabric I finished on my loom:

Chair 1 is a corner chair upholstered with a weaved overshot motif

Chair 2

Have a great day!
Natalia

Weaving in Miniature

If you follow my blog you know that I picked up a new hobby - weaving. I finished my weaving sample and am really very impressed with the possibilities weaving gives. Since it was just a sample of little samples, I used some small pieces to upholster chairs.

I had this little boy from Heidy Ott and decided to change a seat cover.

Before:

After: the design reminds Bargello in needlepoint and was weaved with interesting combination of silk and very fine wool yarn, believe or not.

This Bespaque chair with a blue cover

was transformed in this chair with weaved chair seat in delicate green with fine cotton

I am not impressed with a result of upholstering of these 2 footstools, but it was only an experiment that is a lasting process...

This footstool was made by Elga Koster for me in 2010 http://elgakoster.blogspot.com/

This footstool was made by me, again as an experiment

So far, I love weaving and am willing to continue working on weaving different kinds of fabric suitable for miniature upholstery, curtains, rugs, towels, bed covers, even fabric for doll's dressing, but later about it...

Happy weekend!
Natalia