Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Horse and Lions Shields


I was inspired to create the shields when a friend needed something in her Tudor Market Hall, the lion and horse designs have been adapted from a pattern I found in an old magazine but the shields are my own creation. I stitched them on 32 count linen fabric using DMC threads.

Florentine Footstools

These footstools have been stitched on 48 count silk gauze, and I have used DMC thread for the pink, green and blue stools and the purple one is done in YLI 100 silk thread. They are on wooden bases with small round feet.
These two footstools have been done in florentine stitch on 32 count linen fabric.
We are having a Convention in Betty's Bay from the 17 - 19th March and these four will be one of the workshops. For more info please view the following site http://miniatures-capetown.org

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

African Women


Here is the wall hanging with a 1/12th scale "riempie" bench made for me quite a while ago by a special man who has since passed away. The pile of books were made in a class given by Barbara Brear.

African Women Wall Hanging

I was commissioned to make this panel for a 1/20th scale house, it had to cover the wall from floor to ceiling. I decided to use 32 count linen as this would give a woolen effect as the original was a woven hanging. It measures 120mm x 80mm and has a total of 16224 stitches and took me +-26hours to embroider. As it is quite large for 1/20th scale it will fit perfectly in a 1/12th dolls' house.

Bedroom in 1/20th House


This is the bedroom in Henry's house which will house the wall hanging. It fits in beautifully and also covers the wall floor to ceiling.

Full Scale Bedroom Wall Hanging


This is the actual wall hanging which I copied for Henry Le Roux who is building a replica of his house in 1/20th scale. Note it covers the whole bedroom wall from floor to ceiling.