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Article: Plastic Canvas Flower Cart Adds a Touch of Spring
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 13, 1993 ;     310 words ......time of the year, this plastic canvas flower cart is sure...very simple and quick pattern stitches, then it's decorated...ribbon. Made with 7-mesh plastic canvas and acrylic yarn, the...include more and more pattern stitches. In exploring the possibilities...used to ...

Article: Draft stopper is practical addition
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 13, 1991 ;     555 words ......four children - worked in 7-mesh plastic canvas to be used as a draft stopper...yarns for needlepoint done on plastic canvas. I clipped it out for future use...basketweave) as well as many slanting pattern stitches, a single strand of 4-ply knitting...yarn works quite well on 7-mesh ...

Article: Monogrammed mats make picnics classier
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 21, 1989 ;     555 words ......what a touch of class! Four precut plastic canvas ovals and worsted-weight yarns are...way back, but only recently tried a plastic canvas project. I loved the results, but found...However, long before the introduction of plastic canvas, I learned that by using a frame and...

Article: Needlepoint doorstop lends a touch of springtime cheer
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 2, 1989 ;     522 words ......geese tiptoe through the tulips on a plastic canvas doorstop. This colorful decorative...required to make this project. When plastic canvas became available several years ago...needlepoint purists frowned on the use of plastic canvas and even believed that stitches worked...

Article: Welcome the `Special Delivery' With an Enchanting Wall Hanging
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 22, 1995 ;     190 words ......special way with an enchanting wall hanging worked on 7-mesh plastic canvas with acrylic yarns. It's personalized with the new baby...bear. An imaginative use of easy, but highly effective, pattern stitches not only adds an extra dimension to the wall hanging, but...

Article: Did he or didn't he? Donations sought, donations lost.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 6, 1998 ;     700+ words ......in one hand - when his eye came upon Plastic Canvas magazine. He stopped, dumbfounded...collecting old gas pumps, for example - but plastic canvas? Uncle Al has wondered on other occasions...to say about antique tricycles? But Plastic Canvas magazine seemed to raise a question...

Article: Persian Yarns Suitable For All Types of Canvas
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 26, 1992 ;     573 words ...You can create your own plastic canvas village featuring "Duck's Deli...buildings are cut from sheets of plastic canvas and then stitched with acrylic...using such a mundane product as plastic canvas until I saw the creative work...

Article: Lace angel adds elegant touch
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 27, 1989 ;     608 words ......this lacy angel worked on seven-mesh plastic canvas with candlewicking thread, embroidery...charges, full instructions, precut plastic canvas and all other materials required to...odds and ends of leftover yarns and plastic canvas just languish in boxes and bags, but...

Article: New year starts right with jacket
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 8, 1989 ;     448 words ......resolution was to bring my readers more pattern stitches to help bring more excitement and...Beginners who realize they are working pattern stitches when they are doing garter stitch...purls), are more willing to try other pattern stitches. With many pattern stitches, ...

Article: Doorstop is stylish way to let breeze in
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 6, 1990 ;     451 words ......needlepoint craft, worked on 7-mesh plastic canvas, will keep your home's doors open in...to using such a mundane product as plastic canvas. Recently, however, I spent a week...see nothing wrong with this mix on plastic canvas. Many years ago, a reader asked me...

Article: Stitched wall hanging will warm up any room
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 25, 1990 ;     700+ words ......captivating country cottage worked on plastic canvas adds coziness to any room. The...S-hooks or drapery hooks into the plastic canvas to fashion a useful key holder...threads cross one another or, on plastic canvas, where the horizontal and vertical...more detail than decorative or ...

Article: Some Yarn, Odds and Ends, And You're Set for Holidays
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 8, 1994 ;     193 words ......around your house - beads, paper clips and small pieces of plastic canvas. You can easily make a glittery angel tree-topper, a snowman...shipping charges, full instructions and yarn, beads and plastic canvas to complete the project. Colors are red, green and white...

Article: Swan project will add grace to any table
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 24, 1992 ;     700+ words ......simple needlepoint stitches on 7-mesh plastic canvas with acrylic yarn and embroidery floss...word "thread" doesn't really apply to plastic canvas, so we usually call the solid plastic...and vertical rows "ribs." A mesh on plastic canvas is the point where the horizontal and...

Article: Crocheted Gingerbread House A Home for Holiday Cookies
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 4, 1993 ;     225 words ......for the landscaping, and "frosting" on the roof. Sheets of plastic canvas provide the framework, while the exterior is crocheted with...stitches. The crocheted pieces are then whipstitched onto the plastic canvas and assembled. Worsted-weight yarn, embroidery floss and...