EMBROIDERY
I love doing embroidery.
You will find a lot of embroidery in my dolls' houses.
CABINET AND STOOL
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This
cabinet, with embroidered sides and doors is my greatest
achievement.
The original cabinet is owned by the Historical Museum in
Amsterdam and was made at the end of the 17th century.
I used silk gauze with 72 HPI for this embroidery.
It took me more than 700 hours and over a million tiny stitches
to finish this work.
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designed the embroidery pattern from a picture of a sample from 1625. It is embroidered with silk |
HARDANGER EMBROIDERY
Hardanger embroidery is very beautiful and I
enjoy doing it.
I especially like using this beautiful old linen; the fabric is
finely woven with 60 threads per inch.
The cutting of the holes is very scary!
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Hardanger
embroidery is very beautiful and I enjoy doing it.
I especially like using this beautiful old linen; the fabric is
finely woven with 60 threads per inch.
The cutting of the holes is very scary!
Size: 7" x 5" .
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This blue
tablecloth is made of cotton.
Notice the very fine open seam.
The cotton fabric had 57 treads per inch.
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This
cushion can be made during one of my workshops
It is made of 40 HPI linen
Seize: 1 1/2"x 1 1/2"
EMBROIDERY
ON SILK GAUZE
long ago, when I discovered the fine silk
gauze HPI 84, I could not find matching embroidery silk. So I
hand dyed my finest egyption cotton no. 170, this was the yarn I
used for my miniature lace, in 120 different colours.
Then I could get started.
Slippers, purses, suspenders and pictures, they are all made
after old patterns dated from 1850-1890.
 Ladies'slippers 1 1/16" |
 Ladies'slippers 1 1/16" |
 Ladies'slippers 1 1/16" |
 Ladies'slippers 1 1/16" |
 Men's slippers 1 1/16" |
 Men's slippers 1 1/16" |
 Men's slippers 1 1/16" |
 Men's slippers 1" |
 Boy's slippers 7/8" |
 children's slippers 3/4" |
 children's slippers 5/8" |
 children's slippers 5/8" |
And 4 purses
 Seize 3/4" |
 seize 1/2" |
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This
purse has a hand made silver clasp that really opens |
 Length: 2 3/4" Finished with genuine leather. |
These pictures are embroidered on silk gauze with 84 HPI.
 Size: 2 1/8"x 1,5" |
 1,5" x 1 1/8" |
 1 3/8" x 1" |
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I
embroidered this lovely dogshead; Johan Ulfman made the wonderful sewing box. On the sides he has done some wonderful marquetery. Such a beautiful piece! |
CARPETS
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| Deventer carpet | Carpet
from the 18th century Pattern available in my webshop. |
Modern blue carpet |
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| Carpet 17th century | Carpet from çanakkale - 19th century | Centerpiece of a full-size carpet |
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| Chinese
carpet 1600. Size 4 1/4" x 6,5". Pattern available in my webshop |
Modern carpet | Stair
carpet Pattern available in my webshop |
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| chinese carpet | carpet from the 70's |
TAPESTRY
 The Agony in the Garden and the Last Supper. Germany, 1600. Number of stitches: 51.462 a piece |
 The original tapestries are
hanging in |
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designed a new pattern from a hand painted German pattern from the mid-19 cent. It was one of the Berliner Woolwork patterns, which were very popular at that time. |
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Allegory
of the time South of Belgium or North of France. 2nd quarter 16th cent. Text: Si tu pretens a honneur parvenir est deux recorde et prevoie ladvenir. Translation: if you want to be successful you will have to see the two - past and present - and look forward to the future. |
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Tapestry
designed by Sophie Taeuber-Arp - 1917 |
DESIGNS FOR THE DUTCH MAGAZINE: DOLLS HOUSES AND MINIATURES
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| A teacosy depicting a Dutch
farmhouse. Pic 1: Front with climbing vine and birds. Pic 2: Side with a cat in the window. Pic 3: Back with milk churn, wooden shoes and a birdcage above the door for luck. |
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panel with orange tree Size: 1 1/4" x 2 15/16" |
School
sampler Size: 2" x 1,5" |
Round
cloth with bobbin lace fringe. Diameter 2 3/4". |
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2
chinese cushions The signs are for: wealth, a long life and lots of luck. |
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I
embroidered the back and seat of this Louis XVI chair from a picture I saw in an auction catalogue. |
 "How big am I?" |
 Nativity |
 Curtain in filet lace |
MISCELANEOUS
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For
a very long time I had this picture hanging on the wall in front of me. I really loved it and wanted to do it in miniature, but I could not make the furniture. Wilma van Elderen could and this was her favourite style. Unfortunately Wilma did not know how to embroider. So we both started to work. Wilma made the furniture twice and I the embroidery. Then we swapped! |
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Those
two cosy pillows are from my book: Christmas Needlework in Miniature. Information about this book is on |
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This
bag is similar to ones from the 70's. Sometimes they were embroidered like this one; sometimes they were made from a piece of carpet or tablecloth. Pattern available in my webshop |
