Plastic Canvas Instructions:
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Cutting the canvas must be done very carefully. If you miscut, the piece is ruined
and you’ll have to cut another piece. Cut out all the pieces for your project at one time, before you start stitching.
Our graphs show the shape of the pieces when they are cut out, making it easier for you to follow the cutting
line. To cut, count bars not holes. On each graph we show the total maximum number of bars required for
each piece. (If you find it necessary to mark on canvas, use a pencil, but use it cautiously as the yarn will pick
up the marks.) Plastic canvas is washable but do not put it in the dryer and do not dry clean. Cut in the space
between the bars (as shown on graph) rather than on a bar. After cutting, you will need to trim off all plastic
nubs that remain. Trimming these nubs cleanly will make your work look much more finished.
STITCHING INSTRUCTIONS:
Using 1 yd pieces of yarn, keep an even tension, too tight a tension will cause
the canvas to curl. To begin strand, draw needle through canvas until about 1" [2.5 cm] remains at back. Hold
this end close to canvas and catch it in stitches on reverse side of work. To end each strand, put needle through
to back and draw under a few stitches to secure. Trim yarn close to work.
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