Wednesday, December 15, 2010

WAM Bedroom, dressed, and a carpet in progress


I was trying out some furniture in the WAM bedroom and took a picture :)  This is not the bed that will be used here, but it's the right size and mass (and I put a scrap of the burgundy velvet I'm going to use for the hangings over it).  The room is pretty small, for all this large furniture, but that'll be okay, I guess! You can see the two (as yet unfinished) wig stands I bought in England earlier this year, one of which I hope will eventually hold a miniature perruke for the man of the house!

My mini making is taking place mostly in the evenings when I work on my needlepoint.  Here's the carpet I'm making for this room (the colours look redder in this photo than they actually are, I think):


The chart is from Meik and Ian McNaughton's book "Making Miniature Oriental Rugs and Carpets", with major changes in the colours :)  It's on 22 ct canvas.  Since joining the Petitpointers over at Yahoo, I've decided to man up, and start working on silk gauze, and I have just the project to get me started -- that Willow pattern bellpull kit I bought earlier this year from Janet Granger!

7 comments:

  1. I like the colours you've chosen - very cosy! It's nice to have a little play to get the feel for a room, I think.

    (I have a "wig in waiting" - waiting on the Lawyer to take residence in The Tenement. At the moment his room's not ready and besides, he's too busy working on "important cases"!)

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  2. I admire you Nina! It is just too dark to work with needles when I come back home.:( The carpet looks good already, love the colours!.:)

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  3. Lawyers do tend to be busy, Irene :)

    Thanks, Ewa! It's dark here, too, which has been putting me off doing the smaller petit point ...

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  4. Dear Nina, I'm sorry to be overworked lately, and lose more than one post ... I love this new room and I agree with Irene, the colors are perfect, as well as all accessories. I can not wait to see the wig :-)
    I embrace with great affection and I wish you good embroidery :-)
    Flora

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  5. My darling Flora! It's so good to hear from you :) I don't exactly know what I'm going to do about the wig -- it will be interesting!

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  6. Nina, it is so tantalizing to see this room coming together! I LOVE the red velvet.... and your carpet is just heavenly! One of these days.... or years, I will take the time to really learn the needlepoint stitches! It is very helpful to see what you are doing even partly done.... I never know how to go from one color to the next... I can't wait to see this done!

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  7. Hi, Daydreamer! Thanks so much for the compliments -- I love warm rich colours, and I was thrilled when I found the fine textured stretch velvet, which really reads well in scale.

    Let me encourage you to try the needlepoint stuff. Honestly, I just taught myself by doing it, and figuring it out as I went along. I love the fact that there's only really two stiches to deal with, unlike embroidery in general, which makes my tiny mind boggle :)

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