Miniature area rug

I followed the technique on this Finnish website. I couldn’t read the instructions, but the photos were clear enough: glue pieces of yarn to a fabric backing. I used Red Heart cotton yarn in a variegated pattern and a piece of scrap linen blend fabric.

I measured and cut the fabric for a full size area rug, leaving a little on the ends to create fringe.

Pulling out the cross fibers on each end created fringe.

I taped a piece of wax paper to my work table. I then taped the fabric backing to the wax paper making sure to cover the fringe on both ends to keep from getting glue on it. Working on a small area at a time, I cut pieces of yarn longer than the width of the fabric and glued them to the fabric backing. I measured repeatedly to make sure I was keeping the rows straight. The fabric stretched as I went along, so I ended once I reached the length I wanted.

I cut off the original bottom fringe and made new fringe below the end of the glued yarn. Flipping the rug over, I cut the excess from either side of the fabric backing.

Here is the finished area rug. :)

Categories: Miniatures
November 13, 2009 | 0 comments

Miniature Miele kitchen appliances

There are some fabulous miniatures on the market, and some carry “fabulous” prices. The miniaturist hobby itself can be pricey as a lot of little (pardon the pun) things add up. I’ve budgeted in some areas to be able to afford the more expensive items I want. In order to save money, I will be building a lot of the basic furniture myself, and I have found some good deals on craigslist and eBay for other things. I am getting ready to start building and decorating the kitchen, so I bought these miniature Miele appliances.

Both are battery operated and make sounds.  The oven also lights up, and the dishwasher came with the yellow dishes.

Categories: Miniatures, The Newport
October 10, 2009 | 0 comments