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P ATRIOTIC F LAG PIN

Materials needed:

• QuickCount® 10-count plastic canvas by Uniek

• Kreinik Heavy (#32) Braid in 003 Red, 033 Royal Blue, 100 White

• DMC embroidery floss in 422 Hazel Brown, and 809 Delft

• Fabri-Tac™ Permanent Adhesive by Beacon™

• Five 4mm gold plated beads

• Scissors

• Plastic canvas needle (No. 18)

• Backing material such as fabric, perforated paper, card stock

• Pinback

BASE:

18 X 18 HOLES

Instructions:

1. Cut canvas according to graphs, and as follows:

BASE: 18 x 18 holes

BACKGROUND: 16 x 16 holes

FLAG: 12 x 12 holes

2. Using three strands of DMC 422, work the background piece com-

pletely in cross stitches. Overcast the edges with DMC 422 using

two stitches per hole.

BACKGROUND:

16 X 16 HOLES

Fill in completely

with cross stitches

3. Work the flag in Heavy (#32) Braid in the colors indicated, using

continental and reversed continental stitches. Overcast edges of flag

with six strands of DMC 809.

4. Holding background piece like a diamond, tack some edges of the

flag to the center of the background with DMC 809.

5. Using three strands of DMC 422, whipstitch the background to

the unstitched base, leaving one hole around all edges.

6. Overcast edges of base with Kreinik (#32) Heavy Braid in 033

Royal Blue.

7. Take the remaining Kreinik white and red Heavy Braid and glue

with Fabri-Tac™ to the background around the flag, twisting and

winding the braids to make one red/white rope. Glue the five gold

plated beads at various intervals on the top, bottom and sides. Glue

backing material to back of pin. Glue pinback to center of backing

material.

FLAG: 12 X 12 HOLES

033 Royal Blue

003 Red

100 White

Information: 1-800-537-2166.