Needlepoint 1/12 Scale: Design Collections for the Dolls' House [Paperback]

Felicity Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001

A guide to stitching miniature needlepoint furnishings for a dolls' house, in a variety of styles and colours. Needlepointers can gain confidence in stitching 1/12 scale by tackling small items, such as cushions and pictures, before moving on to the challenge of a matching rug or carpet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861081669
• ISBN-13: 978-1861081667
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Designs are nice, but only if you use Anchor floss, July 31, 2006

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Susan J. Mcgee "MSW student" (Falls Church VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Needlepoint 1/12 Scale: Design Collections for the Dolls' House (Paperback)

I love the designs in this book. There are whimsical children's rooms, whimsical adult rooms, serious floral rugs, chair and stool designs. However, the artist must have designed these for Anchor brand floss only because when you try to stitch them with her provided DMC conversions, they do not work out at all. For example, in the lighthouse picture, the medium blue and dark blue are nearly the exact same shade from two different color families in DMC, so you don't really see it until you've begun stitching. Then you have to pick the stitches back out. On her pink variation of the rose rug, if you use the DMC floss colors provided by the author, the lightest pink is actually purple or pale periwinkle, and not pink at all. Some variations are shown but have no color keys as well, and may be a problem for the perfectionist beginner.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite miniature needlepoint books., September 25, 2010

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D. Mosey (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Needlepoint 1/12 Scale: Design Collections for the Dolls' House (Paperback)

I have quite a few books on 1:12 scale needlepoint in my collection, and this is one of my very favourites. It's well-written, very clearly illustrated, and I love the fact that Felicity Price, the author groups the projects in themes or suites. Within one theme she shows a number of projects for, say, a rug plus coordinating pieces: a chair cover, a cushion, a stool cover and a framed picture or sampler. I love this approach.

I also like the fact that she encourages the reader to be creative with the projects, and gives some ideas for varying projects to fit the piece of furniture you have, or designing projects from scratch. Just a wonderful book!

The projects are all suitable for modern dolls' houses. Motifs include cats, ships and lighthouses, teddy bears and rather bland florals. Strict period enthusiasts won't find a huge amount here, but may enjoy the dining room suite (blue and yellow Chinese look, good for a Georgian or Regency room), the drawing room collection (Aubusson style roses) and the library (dragons which could work for a medieval or Tudor style).

This would be a wonderful choice for a first book for someone interested in getting into miniature needlepoint because of the very clear technical directions.