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American School of Needlework ‘First Steps in Plastic Canvas’ Plastic Canvas Pattern Booklet #5107

Published 1991. Soft cover. 18 Pages with black & white graphs. Patterns recommend 7- mesh plastic canvas. Craft instruction sections are clear with large illustrations.

Contents Include –
About the Canvas
Types & Sizes of Canvas
About the Yarn
About the Equipment

Getting Started:
Materials
Pattern Charts
Cutting the Canvas
Threading the Needle
Beginning & Ending Yarn

The Stitches:
Stitching Hints
Tent Stitch
Method A - Continental Stitch
Method B - Half Cross-Stitch
Joining Pieces
Overcast Stitch
Finishing Unstitched Edges
Decorative Stitches
Backstitch
Byzantine Stitch
Cross Stitch
French Knot
Fringe Knot
Mosaic Stitch
Rice Stitch
Scotch Stitch
Slanting Gobelin Stitch
Straight Stitch
Upright Gobelin Stitch
Braid Stitch

Projects:
Kitties Doorstop
Bright Eyes Eyeglasses Case
Boutique Tissue Box Cover
Gotcha Fly Swatter Cover
Sewing Box
Bear Doorhanger
Treasure Chest