Miniature Needlepoint Carpets

by Janet Granger

Features 25 miniature carpet designs for dolls' houses, with instructions. Designs include simple doormat and bathmats, staircarpets, a tiger skin rug, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Art Deco designs,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861080239
• ISBN13: 9781861080233
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: GMC Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Miniaturists are creative.

Janet Granger's book is excellent for beginners as it lists materials used to work her designs and explains basic techniques (including stitching, finishing and blocking). The 25 carpet designs are rated simple, experience needed and for experiencd stitchers. Each design has a sharp color photograph and easy to follow color chart (no symbols). Measurements are imperial and metric and there is a metric conversion table. Colors are Appleton's shade numbers with a description of each shade. Designs include: medallion, circular, paisley, rose, Berlin, Italian, Regency, Chinese, Bokhara, Persian and Aubusson rugs.