Late 19th century antique sampler by May Nicholls aged 10 is worked in wool and cotton on even weave gauze.

The original sampler is completely charming with neat stitch work throughout. 

OOAK Miniature Petit Point Persian Area Carpet KIRMAN VASE is charted and hand stitched by Natalia Frank.

It measures 11 1/4” x 13 1/4”. It is stitched on 48 count silk gauze with Classic Colorworks over dyed silk floss. Total of 291,156 tiny stitches, 771 hours of stitching.

I started working on the TREE OFLIFE series last year. The first carpet Tree of Life 1 was stitched in 3 months and won the 1st PIMA (Perfection in Miniature Awards) prize at the Kensington Dollhouse Festival in May 2016.

This is what the judges said about this carpet:

"Some miniatures take a while to absorb. At first glance it was a beautiful rug, but then you look closer & you see the absurdly tiny stitches, the multitude of colours used to give the subtle shad...

Dear readers!

HAPPY NEWY 2017 YEAR!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday time with your family and friends!

As my gift to you I offer a free pattern of KONYA PRAYER rug, a reproduction of an antique rug.

To download a free pattern, please, follow this link KONYA

OOAK and an award-winning rug Tree of Life 1 is stitched on 56 count silk gauze with over dyed Tudor Gloriana silk floss with 89 colors (93 skeins total).

The Tree of Life 1 won the 1st PIMA 2016 prize (Perfection in Miniature Awards) that was held at the

I am happy to announce about new counts of silk gauze I listed on the website. Now I offer silk gauze in the following counts: 40 (ivory and black), 45, 55, 56, 60, 70, 83, 84, 90, 121. All pictures are pictures of real silk gauze I have with a ruler that allows you to count weaved intersections per an inch. And, yes, 121 count!!! Would you like to try that challenge? What is the highest count of silk gauze you stitched on?

I am glad to present my new pattern of the year. This is a dollhouse miniature area rug SERENITY. 

The KIT is currently available on my website http://www.dollhouseneedlepoint.com/apps/webstore/products/show/6926960

219 x 325 stitc...

I am happy announced that now I can offer classes in Miniature Needlepoint at CJN Miniatures store that was recently opened in Edmonds, WA

Please, check them following this link: http://www.cjnminiatures.com/classes

I am happy to announce that new petit point area rug patterns are coming soon. Here is a sneak peek...  BLOOMING CARNATIONS

I am thrilled to let you know that my Tutorial on How to Put Dollhouse Miniature Slippers together has been published in the Spanish Dollhouse Miniature Magazine # 187, 2013, by Madelva Fernandez.

Thank you!

Natalia

Nancy from RI has just purchased the Dollhouse Needlepoint Rug Kit "Animals" and is eager to begin stitching.

While the kit is on its way to Nancy, she wrote a post on her blog about it. You can read it HERE.

Happy stitching, Nancy! We will be fo...