Australian Homespun — May 2017

she’d turn the canvas around and
work it as a long column across the
narrower width of the canvas for ease
of handling with or without a tapestry
frame. The stitches would slant in
a different direction, but the overall
design would be the same.

5

Referring to the graph and key

on page 96 and the stitching

diagrams below, work the design in

continental (tent) stitch, changing

colours as indicated by the squares

on the graph. (We have right- and

left-handed photo tutorials for

Lettering detail

Continental (tent) stitch

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22

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24

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25

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14

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