Pattern of the Month - Dollhouse Miniature Petit Point Carpet IZMIR

Today I would like to present you my new pattern. The design for a dollhouse miniature petit point carpet IZMIR was adopted from an antique rug Izmir, 18th century. The field of the carpet is composed of three dots arranged in a triangle that resemble the spots on a leopard.The border consists of rose, carnation, and tulip motifs representing the garden of Eden.

There are 361 x 470 stitches. The carpet, when finished, measures 7.52" x 9.79" (19,10 x 24,87 cm). Charted for 48 count silk gauze, DMC floss.

As you can see from the previous post, I stitch this rug in a smaller version with over dyed silk floss.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Natalia

Week 2 - Miniature Petit Point IZMIR Carpet

This is an early weekly update on my new commissioned project - dollhouse miniature petit point rug IZMIR. Just to remind, I stitch on 48 count silk gauze with over dyed Gloriana silk floss. The approximate size of a finished rug is 3" x 4".

Natalia,

Dollhouse Miniature Petit Point Izmir Carpet

It is those last stitches that are always mundane, but a new project to start excites me a lot.

It is a whole ritual that takes a couple of hours for me: to prepare and frame a piece of silk gauze, to print out a pattern, to cut the silk floss.

This weekend I've started a new project, a commissioned miniature rug Izmir. This is a reproduction of an antique rug, 18th century.

I use 48 count silk gauze, Gloriana over dyed silk floss. The approximate size of the finished rug is 3" x 4". The updates on the stitching progress will be posted each Sunday. Here is update # 1

What are you working on?
Natalia