Dollhouse Transylvania Rug in 1/12 scale - Update

Another summer passed by. The days have become cooler and today early in the morning we even had frost on the ground. No more light clothes, swimming in the lake, less hiking... On a bright side, less bugs, less wild fires, more time for miniatures (kids are at the school!) and what excites me most - the Good Sam Show in San Jose, CA is approaching! But later about it...

Today I want to show you the update on OOAK dollhouse Transylvania rug that I finished a while ago but due to some circumstances have an opportunity to show you only now. The rug has been blocked and has fringes already but I want you to see this picture first

More about research on it, a picture of a completely completed rug, and answering all your questions will come later in a separate post,:)))...

How did you spend your summer?

Natalia

Dollhouse Transylvania rug in 1/12 scale - Work in Progress

I finished the center of the rug and will start working on the borders today.

More information on the rug later...

Have a great weekend!

Natalia

Dollhouse Transylvania Rug in 1/12 scale - Work in Progress

Here is a little update on stitching the dollhouse Transylvania rug in 1/12 scale based on the painting "The Chess Players" by Cornelis de Man, c 1670.

More coming...

Natalia

New Commission

A couple of months ago I got a very irresistible offer that made it hard to refuse. I've been commissioned to reproduce, chart and petit point an antique rug that is depicted on the painting "The Chess Players" by Cornelis de Man, c 1670.

Cornelis de Man (1621-1706) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. In 1670, he painted “The Chess Players.” It is a painting of a man and a woman playing chess. The painting hangs in the Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti Muzeum) in Budapest, Hungary. The story of the rug is unknown and this is what makes this project fun and challenge! Research, research, research!

I will tell more about this project later. For now I would like to show you the progress of stitching this rug that has been started last week. So far about 1,600 tiny stitches have been made, 45,000 to go. I chose 40 count silk gauze and Gloriana silk.

Cute smile of Mickey Mouse keep me positive!

have a great weekend!

Natalia