The owner of Battle Wool Shop, offers this tip about using Dark Aida:
She writes, "I tell my customers to cover their lap with a white pillow-case or tea-towel. That will make the holes in the cloth show up as white against the dark fabric, making the fabric much easier to stitch on!"
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