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Contents of the kit
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kit contains:
* a ready-made cushion,
* sufficient yarn,
* a thread card,
* a large-square charted design,
* clear working instructions in
English,
* a suitable needle,
* a guarantee certificate,
* a large colour picture.
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Sort out the yarn
Before you begin embroidering, compare the yarn colours with those indicated on the chart. Place the thread on your thread card and add the colour sign. Split the 6 threads. Embroider the cross stitches with 2 threads and the backstitches with 1 thread. Each square on the chart represents one cross stitch. The lines round certain symbols on the chart, are to be embroidered in backstitch.
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Determine the central point.
Start the embroidery in the middle of the embroidery compartment. To determine this central point, run a thread through both horizontal and vertical centres (see scheme). The centre of the diagram (indicated by 4 arrows) has to be embroidered on the intersection of these 2 threads. When the embroidery is finished the threads can be removed.
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Embroider
To ensure you have sufficient thread, it is important that, in a certain colour, you first make the alf crosses from, for instance, upwards down and only then make the cross stitch across it, from downwards up. Work stitches of the same shade, that appear close together, at the same time. Do not move to areas that are a great distance away. Also avoid trailing strands at the back of the work, as the thread may show through the fabric. Make sure that all upper threads of the crosses run in the same direction. Never begin or end with a knot.
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The Vervaco Warranty
If you follow the instructions carefully, you will have sufficient material to finish the canvas. Should you run out of threads anyway, please return our guarantee slip duly filled in, together with a sample of the thread you need. We can then send you the thread you require.
VERVACO wishes you great success!
