Expert: Angela - 1/24/2005

Question
Hello,

How do you do quarter stitches on the vinyl weave and perforated vinyl?  I am trying to cross stitch the lions from Precious Moments Noah's Ark on perforated plastic 11 count to make a boutique tissue box cover and have no clue how to do the stitches when working with this material.

If there is a website you can direct me to or if you can help me with this problem I would appreciate it.

Thank you for your time.
Gina

Answer
Hello, Gina :)

The 1/4 stitches on vinyl weave is exactly the same as you would do 1/4 on Aida cloth, only it's a bit harder to get the needle through the material.  Unfortunately, I don't think you can make a 1/4 stitch on perforated plastic as it's extremely hard material to work with, unless you stitch over 2 "threads" of the perforated plastic, which will enable you to create that 1/4 stitch.  The result of this stitching will make the stitches bigger, though.  I hope that makes sense.

Here's a link that hopefully will help you how to make a 1/4 stitch:

http://webstitch.designwest.com/stitch04.html#cross3

I hope this helps you. :)  Good luck, and happy stitching!

Sincerely,
Angela