Sunday, December 26, 2010

William Morris-inspired footstool needlepoint chart


Happy Boxing Day (which is what we call the day after Christmas)!

I hope for those of you who celebrate Christmas that you're having a wonderful holiday season!

In my Mum's stocking yesterday were a number of dolls house miniatures for her Edwardian roombox.  One of them was this little mahogany footstool (made from a McQueenie's Miniatures kit), which I covered with a piece of original needlepoint.




I wanted to use Janet Granger's Tree of Life needlepoint footstool kit, but forgot to order it in time, so I made this pattern up, based on a William Morris design.

I ran out of time to stitch the extra ecru background to properly cover the stool, so I tea-dyed the white fabric around the edge so it wouldn't be so noticeable :)


This was stitched on 32 count canvas, but would look even better on 40 ct silk gauze, I think.  Still, it's the smallest scale bit of needlepoint I've produced to date, and I was very glad to give it to my Mum :)

As a belated Christmas present, here's the chart for this.  As always, please feel free to make it for your own use or to give as a gift, just not for commercial use (without asking me first) :)

Download the .pdf file for the William Morris-inspired footstool needlepoint chart

Merry Christmas!

10 comments:

  1. Nina, the design of your footstool is very beautiful. As for the edge you can try to put a trim around. Happy Boxing Day you too! Natalia

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  2. It is beautiful Nina, I just love William Morris, thanks for the chart, I think it will make a very nice cushion too.

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  3. Very beautiful, Nina! Happy Boxing Day!

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  4. Hi Nina,
    lovely design.Lovely stool!! Would you also be willing to share the design in Petitpointers (several of whom I have already told about your design, but it would be lovely if you did so "in public") pleeeeeeeeeeeze?
    You can also add the pic to the A Chair Challnge album ?!

    Cheers,
    Elly

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  5. Love your design, very clever!! Lucky Mum :)

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  6. Thanks so much, guys!

    Natalia: that's a BRILLIANT idea, thank you so much for suggesting it. I will do that!

    Elga: thanks for your comment - I love William Morris, too!

    Daydreamer: thank you and I hope you had a great day!

    Elly: I really appreciate your kind comments, and I will add it to the PP collection :) Thanks for encouraging me :)

    Susan: thank you -- I'm a very lucky daughter :) It's nice to be at a point in our lives (my Mum and me) where we can see and appreciate each other as people. I'm very grateful for every day I have with her.

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  7. Happy Boxing Day to you too, Nina :-)
    In the coming days (weeks? months?) you receive my birthday card; in the meantime here's spare wishes for joyful holiday.
    It seems to me that your mother has received a stool worthy of note! Is very elegant and serious ...
    Thank you for having published the pattern of the embroidery :-)
    A mini lovely hug to both :-)
    Flora

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  8. A lovely design! I have always liked William Morris, the footstool is very much in his style. A wonderful gift!

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  9. many wishes for a happy new year!
    kisses, Caterina

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  10. Gorgeous design! Well done - it looks lovely. Best wishes, Carol :)

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