Australian Homespun - June 2018

ASSEMBLY

Preparing the fabric

5

Move the project to a large clean workspace. Lay it face

down on a white fl uffy towel. Create guides on the

wrong side of the fabric using masking tape: apply lengths

of masking tape four threads above the top row of stitches;

four threads below the bottom row of stitches; and 1in to

the right of the right edge of the stitched design. It’s vital

that the tape is parallel to the threads in the fabric.

7

Align the edges of the exposed sticky surface of the

styrene with the inner edges of the masking-tape

guide and press it down onto the wrong side of the fabric.

6

Lay the sheet of adhesive styrene on top of the fabric

inside the guidelines created by the masking tape.

Start to remove the backing paper from the right edge

of the styrene.

8

Slowly pull the backing paper off the remainder of the

styrene, pressing the styrene onto the fabric. It’s important

to keep the styrene aligned with the inner edges of the masking

tape. Smooth over the entire length of styrene with your hands

to ensure that it has adhered fi rmly and evenly to the fabric.