Finished embroidery – It’s Christmas in the doll’s house!

Lucy Xmas — A Merry Christmas, in one-twelfth scale!

Happy Christmas to everyone who loves all things mini, everyone who loves embroidery, and everyone who loves 🙂

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‘Willow pattern’ doll’s house needlepoint kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

The Petal Hussif that I made, alongside the book

Making the fringe of the Shlama bag, with saucers to hold each type of bead

A doll’s house scale ‘Count Your Blessings’ sampler on 32 count evenweave, available as a kit from www.janetgranger.co.uk

Detail of the fringe on the ‘Shlama’ bag

A thimble holder called a pipkin, about two inches long

A stumpwork embroidery ‘Petal Bag’. The design is from the book ‘Elizabethan Needlework Accessories’

Doll’s house scale needlepoint items (from the ‘Alice (blue)’ range) that you can make from kits – available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

Tudor wallhangings for doll’s houses. Available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

An embroidered handbag made by me, for the sheer pleasure of doing it! The design is by Susan O’Connor, of Australia

A twelfth scale ‘Willow pattern’ design on a firescreen, available as a kit from www.janetgranger.co.uk

A selection of doll’s house cushion kits on 22 count canvas, and a William Morris style carpet on 18 count canvas – all are available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

A ‘tiger-skin’ rug for a doll’s house (please note: no animals were harmed in the making of this rug!!)

Stumpwork cowslips on the Bride’s Bag

This tiny the doll is only 1 3/4 inches high. Yup. Weeny!

A doll’s house room setting showing Christmas items and other miniature needlepoint, available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

This shows how the pipkin opens

‘Toys for boys’ and ‘Toys for girls’ doll’s house scale miniature needlepoint stocking kits on 40 count silk gauze, available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

This is a pincushion design that was featured in Inspirations magazine. The pincushion is stitched in various embroidery stitches, and measures nearly five inches square

A Christmas tree skirt measuring four inches across, stitched on 32 count silk gauze. Kit available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

Three doll’s house footstools, stitched on 28 count evenweave, available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

A pin keep – I think the design is by Jane Nicholas

A doll’s house scale tray cloth and teacosy, available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

‘Shlama’ hand embroidered bag, in progress (front panel, 5 x 8 inches)

A pincushion ‘Rose Cottage’, by Carolyn Pearce

A doll’s house room setting showing items from the ‘Carole (jade)’ range, available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

This ‘Flower Bowl’ needlework stand is stitched on 40 count silk gauze, from a kit. Available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

The ‘Barbara (green)’ range of doll’s house needlepoint kits on fabrics from 18 count canvas to 32 count silk gauze, available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

A ‘Tree of life’ design, stitched on various doll’s house items – all available as kits from www.janetgranger.co.uk

This is what you get in a Miniature Christmas tree mat kit, available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

Love and Peace (‘Houb salaam’) embroidered box,, 3 inches diameter

Miniature embroidery in my doll’s house

Tiny tea cosies, stitched on 32 count silk gauze. Kits available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

‘Cat’, ‘Love is enough’ and ‘Count your blessings’ miniature samplers – each measures two inches by two and a quarter inches. Available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

Doll’s house scale bolster cushions, stitched on 32 count silk gauze. Kits available from www.janetgranger.co.uk

Close-up of stumpwork blackberries on the ‘Illuminated Floral’ panel, by Alison Cole

A doll’s house scale prayer rug called ‘Natalia’, available as a kit from www.janetgranger.co.uk

The house wall design for the ‘Rose Cottage’ pincushion by Carolyn Pearce

‘Larkspur and Roses’ doll’s house scale needlework stand. This is stitched on 40 count silk gauze with one strand of Anchor thread. It is available as a kit from www.janetgranger.co.uk