Instructions for working the pre-printed fabric blocks and paper patterns
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I recommend a 6-inch, spring type embroidery hoop, changing positions often. Don't leave the work in the hoop when you aren't working on it to avoid stretching the fabric.
Do not allow the fabric to become wet or damp or the outlines will smear and the pattern will be rendered useless.
Use your favorite brand of 6-strand embroidery floss; all patterns use 2 strands of floss, except for the faces, where 1 strand keeps them looking delicate.
After the embroidery is complete, the ink washes away with very little agitation. Fill a clean bowl with lukewarm to cool, not cold or hot water and a small amount of laundry detergent, immerse quickly and completely then swish them around one at a time, rinse under running lukewarm to cool tap water until it runs clean. Roll them in a bath towel to remove excess moisture, do not wring. Lay them flat on a dry towel to finish drying. Do not stack them while wet. Press with a warm iron if necessary.
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| Instructions for working the
paper
patterns: |
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First of all, look at the pattern carefully, follow the
outlines with your eye, make sense out of every line and
know what purpose it serves. This avoids confusion while
embroidering later.
The
patterns should be traced onto fabric with a washable
transfer pen. They are available at most quilt shops,
craft stores or fabric stores. A light table is
recommended, but if you tape the fabric onto the top
edge of the paper then tape that to a brightly lit
window, that will work too. Trace carefully and
completely, lifting the fabric often to make sure you
have included all of the design.
I
recommend a 6-inch, spring type embroidery hoop,
changing positions often. Don't leave the work in the
hoop when you aren't working on it to avoid stretching
the fabric. Do not allow the fabric to become wet or
damp or the outlines will smear and the pattern will
be rendered useless.
Use
your favorite brand of 6-strand embroidery floss; all
patterns use 2 strands of floss, except for the faces,
where 1 strand keeps them looking delicate.
When
your embroidery is completed, follow the instructions
given with the transfer pen you purchased to remove the
ink.
After
you wash the block, roll it in a bath towel to remove
excess moisture, do not wring.
Lay flat on a dry towel to finish drying. Do not
stack one on top of the other while wet. When dry, press
with a warm iron if necessary.
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Simple Outline Stitch; is
made from left to right, putting the needle
forward a short distance along the line of
stamping and bringing it up at the end of the last
stitch. Always keep the thread on the same side of
the line. |
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Lazy Daisy Stitch; Long loop
stitches, beginning and ending at the same place,
are caught down with a short stitch in the end of
the loop. |
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French Knots; Bring the
thread out on the right side, then holding it with
the left hand, wrap once or twice around the
needle; insert the needle near where it was
brought up and hold the thread taut while the
needle is carried through to the wrong side of the
fabric. |
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Unpadded Satin Stitch; are
regular, even, smooth stitches taken close
together side by side across a space to fill it
in, either straight across or at an angle. |
Key:
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Outlined
areas use outline stitch
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Small
dots use French knots
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Large
dots use satin stitch
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Daisies
use Lazy Daisy Stitch with a French knot for the
center.
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