On this page you can see all of my free rug designs, sorted by size. The thumbnails are fairly small, but they still give an idea of the different designs. Click on the thumbnails to go to pages where you can download the charts. They're also linked from the DIY project indexes for 1:48 and 1:144 scale, respectively.

For hints and ideas, you may want to visit my Selecting needle and thread page, and my Fringe a rug page.

1:144 designs

In general, I think stitching on 60 or higher counts makes the rugs look the best for 1:144, and I don't think you should go lower than to 48 count gauze in this scale, but it's all really a matter of taste.

If you like stitching on extremely fine gauze like 90 count, or if you simply need a really large rug, do consider the rugs labeled as 1:48 scale too.

	Stitch count	Comments
1900 Ersari	30x42 stitches	The simplest design of all - if you're a newbie, try this one first
19th century Kazak	29x53 stitches	Exactly 1:144 scale when stitched on 72 count gauze
Georgian flowers	41x41 stitches	You can change the size of this one by adding or skipping stitches
1780 Axminster	37x53 stitches
20th century Tabriz Heriz	39x57 stitches	I stitched this one on 48 count and was impressed with how good it looked in a 1:144 room
1700 Chinese	39x67 stitches

1:48 designs

I stitched my very first 1:48 rugs on 40 count, but soon switched to 48 count. For some reason, I think they look way better on 48 count than on 40. Higher counts makes them even neater, but for me 48 count is the perfect trade-off between in-scale detail and ease of stitching. Plus, a single strand of DMC floss is perfect for stitching on 48 count. It's great because it's easy to find, affordable compared to silk thread and such, and comes in a huge color range.

	Stitch count	Comments
1850s Leshgi prayer rug	45x73 stitches	In-scale when stitched on 54 count
1935 Swedish	49x69 stitches	The easiest of my 1:48 designs, so far
1880 Heriz	53x95 stitches	Closely based on a huge full-scale rug, but the miniature version turned out rather too small - still it was fun to see how few stitches I could use and still capture the essentials of the design
1850s Savonnerie	65x89 stitches	Isn't it pretty - I wouldn't mind having a full-scale one!

The pattern charts are all in PDF format, and each can be downloaded in color, or as black and white symbols. If your computer can't open PDF files you'll have to download and install the free viewer Adobe Acrobat® Reader so you can view and print it.