There were a few unfinished projects for the Haunted Heritage, one of which being the replacement rug for either the parlor or the bedroom. I looked online for a suitable replacement and found this design from overstock.com and printed out a paper mockup to see how I liked it in the bedroom. The subtle rose design suits the rest of the décor well.
I will use a simple color palette similar to the punchneedle rug by Katie Arthur. Here’s that rug in the bedroom. Very similar in overall style.
But, that rug will stay in the parlor, since I bought the rug for that room and like it there best. :]
After looking at the pattern more closely, I decided to make the Rose rug in French knots instead of punchneedle. It’s roughly three times the area of the Bees and Trees rug, so it shouldn’t be too much of a time investment relatively and I think the texture will be wonderful. Here are my floss colors.
I used the same technique for making the pattern as I had done for the Prairie rug: Aunt Martha’s Tracing Paper and a Sulky Iron-On transfer pen in black. For detailed info on how I transferred that pattern, click here. (Note: I’ve since found fine tip transfer pens at Sublime Stitching which offer a better pattern for fine needlework. See this post for more info.)
I measured a piece of cotton muslin to fit my 8″ hoop and centered the pattern in the middle. Something I didn’t think about this time is that I didn’t flip the photo before making my transfer pattern. Since there are no words in the design, it won’t make a difference.
I had some operator error last time, so I taped the pattern to the fabric. I was careful not to iron over the tape so the sticky residue wouldn’t transfer to the fabric.
I fit the fabric in the hoop, and we’re ready to go! :D
