Miniature Granny Knitting Chair

 As i acquired a hand held sanding tool i decided to start by standing down the varnish and colour on the chair 

This was a mistake; it was very messy, too a very long time and due to the small details was difficult to get into all the crevasses and even after applying several coats of gesso it was still a pink tinged colour (not exactly what i was going for)

I had faced the same problem with the fabric and padding on the chairs as i did with the bed; they all smelt moldy. So i replaced the padding with plastic foam (the type you get in boxes when shipping them) and replaced the fabric






As i had such troubled sanding the first chair i decided to leave the second one and just add gesso over the top, this worked far better and i actually used less in the end. I applied the gesso with a sponge wedge















I simply traced a rough outline on the fabric i wanted to used leaving enough to wrap around the bottom and to allow for the domed top.

The chair i wanted to use as a knitting chair had plain blue fabric (pictured Left) and the wooden one has a two tone damask design with speckles of gold (pictured below)

The base for the chair with arms had two indents to allow for the arms although i don't think they were really needed

In this picture you can see the leg that snapped of one of the chairs, this is how i bought it. I painted both the chair and dismembered leg then reattached and sanded down the join before putting the final layer of paint on.

For the wool basket i used the same foam to fill the bottom and then made little balls of "wool" from embroidery thread then added a couple of long pins for knitting needles

I had paint left from the Shabby Chic dresser so i painted the knitting chair in the same style

I think the basket is a little big for the chair but i can always used it as a pin cushion :)

At the last minute i decided i wanted the cushion to have a dimple, so i attached a bead to the end of a bit of wire. Made a small hole with a needle tool in the wooden base (which was super easy as it was so thin) then pushed the wire through and bend it over pulling it tight

Finally i used hot glue to attach the cushion to the chair


This wasn't one of my most enjoyable projects but it looks really good next to dresser

Thanks for reading :)