Huyze Herkert, morning room: chairs
There’s one very essential thing missing next to my desk in the morning room: a chair! And since Lady Herkert also receives her friends here, a second chair is certainly not an unnecessary luxury. I wanted a chair with an upholstered seat and back. I found a green fabric that matches the dark green wallpaper perfectly. For the front legs, I used ready-made legs from Streets Ahead Dollshouse. I designed the rest of the chair myself in SketchUp. And then I completely forgot to take photos of the painting and assembly… What I do have photos of is the upholstery. My embroidery skills are fairly limited: I’m familiar with cross stitch and tent stitch, but that’s about where my expertise ends. So some time ago, I bought this book (this isn’t specifically about miniature embroidery!) : It contains some wonderful examples with step-by-step instructions, but they are far too ambitious for someone at my level in 1:12 scale (this is something I’m definitely going to have to practise on a la...