From the article: Cross Stitch Tips - Working with Waste Canvas
Share your tips for using waste canvas to add Cross Stitch designs to non-evenweave fabrics. What sort of projects have you completed? How do you remove the waste canvas? What have you learned that made it easier? Share Your Tips/Stories
Working with Waste Canvas...
- This what I first started cross-stitching with...I've done many sweatshirts with this process. I found the easiest way for me was to 1st, cut your size of canvas about 1 1/2-2 in. bigger then your design, use painters tape to "finish" the edge so it won't unravel while you're working your design, then center the canvas on the sweatshirt (...or whatever you want the cross-stitch design on) and do a running stitch (by hand) down the middle, then across the middle, across the top then bottom and the sides. Stitch your design, when finished, remove the tape, use a misting spray bottle of warm water and mist the whole waste canvas area, once it's wet, just start pulling one string at a time, carefully through your stitching, from the side(s) or top/bottom, sometimes a tweezer comes in handy. It will feel sticky because of the glue that holds the waste canvas together. Once the all canvas "strings" are pulled out, wash and dry...wear or use. Like I said, sweatshirts work great!
- —SueKrohn
Waste Canvas
- I love using waste canvas. It's a great way to add cross stitch to towels. I've also used it to create a pillow using one of my mom's old charts, and I've made an ornament with it. You can find my work, with some how-to details, here: http://awesomeave.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/working-with-waste-canvas/ A towel I worked up: http://awesomeave.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/housewarming-chicken/ Using an about.com pattern: http://awesomeave.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/great-idea-thursday-mess-up/
- —Guest Emily
waste canvas
- I added cross stitch border designs with name of child across part of a small quilt.
- —Guest susan2610
stitching on clothing
- I have added many small cross stitch designs to items of clothing as gifts to family members, and using waste canvas is really the only way to stitch on different fabrics like denim, fleece, and t-shirt knits.
- —wendy517
Waste Canvas
- Contrary to tip #4, I've been told to stitch in the small holes NOT the large ones. By stitching in the small holes, you don't end up with lopsided crosses or with spaces between them.
- —xstitch2832
