| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-05-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 102 pages | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 7.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 3.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Dolls' house enthusiasts, needleworkers, and connoisseurs of fine carpets will delight in this collection of 25 miniature Oriental rug designs. Each has been carefully adapted to 1/12 scale from a full-size original. With designs ranging from the 15th century to modem times, there art carpets and rugs to suit a wide variety of dolls' house interiors. Make a large-patterned Turkish "Holbein" carpet, a modern kelim, a late 19th century Gendje runner, a Baluchi prayer rug, a small Afghan rug, and many others. Each project is showcased in a full-color photo and includes a clear color chart, a list of necessary thread shades, and information on the history and origins of the design. Just as in a real home, Oriental rugs and carpets Finish the rooms of a dolls' house with color and style.
Industry Reviews
If Frank M. Cooper's Oriental Carpets in Miniature (Interweave, 1994) has been popular with your patrons or if you have requests for miniature designs for doll-house enthusiasts, you will surely want to consider purchasing this fine new title. The McNaughtons have carefully adapted 25 miniature Oriental rug designs from full-size originals to 1/12 scale and include full-page color charts for each design. The layout and organization of each design is impressive, with background information on each carpet as well as a color photograph of the finished piece. As is the case with all books of this type, the graphed designs could be used for any craft requiring charted designs. Recommended for public libraries and textile collections.
Kakutani
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