After 5 days, I have made it to the first corner of the rug. As I have said in the past, I like to start in the bottom left corner of my rugs and work my way across to the first corner. I stitch the plain outer border almost all the way across, then start on a part of the pattern that is easier to count. I do not count stitches when stitching the plain border. With a rug this size, I would lose count so easily! Luckily, this rug had a pattern only 3 rows in from the outermost row. 

Since it is little squares of alternating colors, I chose to count only the red squares since it ended with a red square in the bottom right corner. Today, I finally got to that corner, and the counting was simple.  I will now begin to work my way up both sides to the top and use the same method. I will also work on the plain border, since this for me, is the most boring part of the rug. I would rather get it over with in the beginning than leave it until the end. I will not be putting a fringe on this rug.

You may be wondering about the frame for my Nadareh rug - The inside measurements are 9" x 11" (22.86cm x 27.94cm) and it was too wide to fit into my carry on without bending. I had already mounted the gauze before I realized this. To make it fit my bag better, I decided to carefully cut the frame down the center of the top and bottom, leaving the last layer of paper untouched. I glued some ribbon on either side of both cuts and sewed a button onto each one. In this fashion, I could fold the frame to fit comfortably into my carry on and tie string around the buttons to hold it together when stitching. I made a cardboard cover to protect it while in my bag. I am happy to say, it worked exactly how I wanted it to and I was able to comfortably stitch knowing I could easily stow it away when needed.

I am now very pleased with the design and color choices. This little pattern isn't for the faint of heart because there are a lot of color changes in a small space. The result is terrific though and I would say this is for an intermediate or experienced stitcher if doing it on 48 count silk gauze. I have now finished sewing the backing on and the pattern is available for purchase if you would like to stitch this little beauty. The link may be found Here

This little pillow is a test stitching project to test the colors in a miniature setting and to test some of the elements I have included in the rug pattern. I wanted to try and achieve as much detail as I could but, as always with miniature, I had to simplify or remove some things in order to have a pleasing pattern. Colors that blend with each other are that way in the original rug.

This little pillow, named the Fargol Pillow is the result. The pattern is now available in our shop. You may find it by clicking on the name of the pillow.  I am also testing some of the other elements in the rug, but these will not be incorporated into a pillow, they will just be randomly spread out over the canvas.  Once my second test stitching is finished, I will decide on the parts to incorporate into the rug and make the pattern available. For now, I hope you enjoy this little pillow pattern.