Mock Needlepoint Scrapbook Pages

Carol Duvall Show : Episode CDS-1419 -- More Projects »
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Figure A
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Figure B
Project by Michele Gerbrandt.

Materials:

black background paper
gold pen
plastic mesh canvas
scrap paper to plan pattern
permanent ink pen

Steps:

1. Practice your pattern on a piece of scrap paper to be sure of spacing and design.

2. Then lay mesh over the pattern and trace onto the mesh with a permanent ink pen (figure A).

3. Lay mesh over background paper and align with edges of page or photo.

4. Fill in appropriate spaces with gold pen to create your desired pattern (figure B).

Here is an alternative design using perforated paper:
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Draw designs directly on perforated paper with markers.
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The result looks like cross-stitching.
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Resources
The Complete Guide to Creating Heritage Scrapbooks
Memory Makers Books, 2002
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Guests
Michele Gerbrandt
Author / Publisher, Memory Makers Magazine
Website: www.memorymakersmagazine.com Also in this Episode