Supplies for miniature making are right in front of you if you just think different (to steal a favorite quote).Need a new rug for your dolls house or room box? The answer is probably staring you in the face three times a day!
Take one woven placemat (either bought especially (new around $5, op shopped around 50 cents or just steal one from your placemat stash...)
Using a contrasting pen and ruler to mark out the sized mat you want, then using your sewing machine on a wide zigzag and toning thread, sew around all four sides of the piece you have marked out. (making sure you leave three rows of the mat clear at each end for the fringe).
Cut close to the zigzag stitching down both sides of your mat, and across the ends, three rows out from the stitching:
Carefully pull the fringing free at each end and neaten if necessary:
And it's as easy as that!
(Wallpaper: Cristina Re DIY stationery $2 per sheet from most newsagents or stationers. Cork flooring: $2 for 2 A4 sheets from a discount store. Pink armchair: Purchased at a New Zealand miniature show in the 1980s. Price and maker long forgotten. Vintage octagonal table: eBay. Price forgotten. Babushka dolls: Approx $20 for the set from Red October gift shop, St Petersburg. Covered books: Made from commercial miniature books, covered with suitable paper cut from magazines (tutorial to follow). Green shot silk cushion: Made by me. Cream candlewick cushion: Mini swap gift. Woven bag with leather handles and flower embroidery: Made by Billie from ACTME club.)
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Read my other modern miniature tutorials:
Paint a vase with nail varnish
Turn stickers into modern placemats
Refinish a discount-store side table
Print an iPod, mobile phone or other electronic device
Print on fabric
Make a duck-board bathmat out of tongue depressors.
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