A long time ago, I had a subscription to a needlework series - over 100 magazines that included projects, templates and kits of different types. One of the magazines had a minature rug/carpet in tent stitch. It was designed for a doll's house, but not having one, I ended up framing it - it now sits on a book shelf in my living room.
That sort of ignited a bug - I bought a few books on making miniature carpets and doll's house tapestries. This month, I finally got a project together using #18 "canvas" and DMC tapestry wool (plyed down from 4-ply to 2-ply to fit the canvas - it also makes the skeins go much further *G*). The book I'm working from actually calls for Paternayan wool, but I don't have access to that (I wish I did). So, I'm working with what is available. So therefore, I've started making (stitching) a miniature carpet called a memling bergama.
This is an up-to date photo of the progress:
Now, while the photo is a bit rough, it comes from my mobile phone. The colour balance is a smidge off.
I've also started work on a lace curtain (one of the free patterns off Ravelry.com from Elann.com) for the kitchen window. I'm using DMC Cebelia cotton 20 in 6 shades of cream/ecru (including white). While the original pattern calls for a solid 48" wide curtain, I'm going to knit 7" wide strips in each colour and to add a bit more interest, I'll randomly add somewhere along the length a stripe of pale yellow and a stripe of soft apple green. I'm only 2 1/2" on the first strip, so I've quite a ways to go - it doesn't help that I don't know quite how long I want each strip to be. But it's looking pretty so far. *yay!*
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