Miniature Embroidery
I have always loved embroidery. Its fun to scale down, although at a "certain age", you need some help to see what you're doing, especially if you go smaller than 40 or 48 ct. So far this is what I can manage with my little cheapie reading glasses, but I'll need more magnification for anything finer in future.
Update! Can't see any more, I now need to use my lovely magnification lamp. :-)
Update! Can't see any more, I now need to use my lovely magnification lamp. :-)
This piece is very close to my heart. My mother did the big version of the picture in needlepoint with wool when she was about 13 years old. Its been on her bedroom wall my whole life, and I took it when she passed away. When I started doing miniature embroidery, I charted the design, and worked it on 48 ct. silk gauze.
The miniature in progress, together with the original embroidery.
40 ct silk gauze.
I ordered this kit many years ago from Australia. It was done on 40 ct. silk gauze.
Crinolene lady on 40 ct. silk gauze. Needlepoint with 1 strand of DMC cotton. The picture measures 23 x 36 mm (inside the frame).
William Morris carpet from Janet Granger's book, on 22 ct. canvas with DMC stranded cotton.
I embroidered these nativity scenes on evenweave fabric with one strand of DMC cotton. The pattern is by Mary van der Stel, and was published in issue 32 (Dec 2005) of American Miniaturist Magazine.
This rug on 22 ct canvas is from the book Needlepoint 1/12 Scale, by Felicity Price.
This is the first smaller count project I did. Tulips by Bobbi Schoonmaker, on 40 ct silk gauze. I have completed the project, can't find the cushion now to take a picture.
Another one of my earlier rugs on 22 ct. Its from Dolls' House Needlecrafts, by Venus Dodge.