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Instructions
Transfer design to towel, using a pencil or water
soluble marker. Pin rickrack in place along design,
leaving enough rickrack at ends to fold under, with
folded ends meeting at starting point. Fray Check ends
of rickrack and allow to dry. With matching thread,
stitch rickrack around design.
Stitch green medium rickrack along edge of towel,
using Fray Check before stitching.
Yellow chicks:
For chick with its head down (Chick B), stitch top
portion of head, then complete lower portion of head and
body. Add embroidery details, using 2 strands of 946
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(orange) for feet and beak. Feet are
backstitched, and
beaks are straight stitches. Eye is a 2-wrap French knot
stitched with 3781 (brown.)
Brown hen: Using
2 strands of 3871 (brown) floss, stitch 2-wrap French
knots as shown. Wing and head are backstitched using 2
strands of 3781 (brown) for wing and two strands of 666
(red) for head.
Stitch 2-wrap French knots for corn, using 2 strands of
437 (light brown). Stitch straight stitches with 2
strands of 910 (green) for grass. |
