Huyze Herkert, morning room: the rug
It had been a long, very long time since I had done any embroidery (back in my early twenties, on 14-count Aida fabric) . It was while reading dollhouse blogs like Latchkey and Jonquil and About My Doll Houses that I felt inspired to pick up a needle again. I searched the internet and discovered Elli Jenks' Etsy shop. She lives in New Zealand—literally on the other side of the world from me—but she also sells digital files of her designs. So convenient! Just minutes after buying it, I downloaded the file for the Lower Whilborough rug. The suggested colours did not match the colour palette I had planned for my morning room, so I replaced them all with different shades from the DMC range (another advantage of not buying a complete kit) . I would only know whether I had made the right choices once the rug was well underway! To increase my chances of success, I made sure that the new colours matched the original ones in brightness. The numbers written in pencil o...