One of your needlepoint resolutions is to learn 1/12 scale needlepoint. Or maybe you are a dollhouse or miniature lover and you’ve seen exquisite needlepoint and you think “I can do that!”
Janet Granger of the UK is the designer to go to for kits for miniature embroidery for both beginners and experts. The site is a wealth of ideas and projects that just make me drool. Throughout her site, she notes projects that are suitable for beginners. Better yet. many of her projects are a;so available as charts.
Begin with the rugs. These are stitched on 18 mesh canvas and so are no smaller than the canvas you use most of the time. She has carpet kits, in small, medium, and large. They come in a variety of colors and traditional styles. In addition to the area rugs, or carpets, there are also stair runners.
The next smallest size of canvas is 22 count (slightly larger than Congress Cloth. On this size canvas, she has wallhanging kits (these could also be wonderfully complex ornaments). Many of these are medieval in style, so it’s a look you don’t find often in needlepoint. There is also a huge collection of cushion kits on 22 mesh. These could also be used as fobs or small ornaments.
Once we get to smaller counts the needlepoint is done on silk gauze. Most of the other types of designs are done on this. Janet has many ranging from the whimsical (tea cosies) to the more common (dining room chair seats).
I love looking at Janet’s site and thinking how much fun it would be to make these.
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