Spice Islands Placemat Pattern

Materials

1. 99-03 Embers—1 ball

2. 94-03 Almond—1 ball 

3. 7 mesh plastic canvas sheet at least 10 x 14" (25 x 36cm)

4. Tapestry Needle

Pattern Notes

1. Work with strands of yarn no longer than about 18” to prevent fraying as the yarn is pulled repeatedly through the canvas.

2. Note that the diagram shows the 4 corners of the piece. Continue stitching in established pattern to fill the space, referring to photo.

3. In the instructions below, the vertical and horizontal plastic strands of the canvas are referred to as “threads”. The openings between these strands are referred to as holes.

Placemat

1. Counting the “threads”, not the holes, mark off a section of your plastic canvas 94 “threads” wide and 67 “threads” tall. Cut your plastic canvas to size. Use sharp scissors and trim it close to avoid leaving nubs that will snag your Raffia.

2. Beginning in upper right hand corner with A, leaving 2 “threads” unworked at each edge for now, work inner border stitches on canvas as shown in diagram.

3. With B, work inner section in rows.

4. With B, work outer border. These stitches are worked around the edge of the canvas. 

Finishing