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Home Project – How To Make Fashion Home Furniture

Home Project – How To Make Fashion Home Furniture
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Do you have a little one who loves to play with 11 1/2″ tall fashion dolls? Does your little one need some new furniture to go along with her dolls? If so, I have an easy to make a craft project to share with you today that involves using a skein of acrylic yarn, a needle, and some 7 count plastic canvas. This project is great for beginners and works up in just one afternoon.

You can make just about any type of fashionable Home furniture that you would like by using standard plastic canvas and some yarn. To design your patterns, simply sketch out what you would like to make on graph paper and then cut out your graph paper and use it as a template.

Supplies Needed:

  • 2 sheets 7 count plastic canvas (clear or a color to match yarn)
  • 1 skein acrylic yarn
  • plastic canvas sewing needle
  • sharp scissors

To Make The Chair:

  • 1 seat – 19 holes by 19 holes
  • 2 seat backs – 19 holes by 22 holes high
  • 4 leg pieces – 19 holes by 18 holes high

note – you can leave your leg pieces in a solid block shape or cut them to resemble a block style letter A, the choice is up to you.

Stitching: I did a simple tent stitch but I did it over 3 holes at a time going top to bottom to make vertical rows. I used 4-ply Acrylic yarn. You will first stitch your seat, seatbacks, and then the legs, leaving all outer edges unfinished. Once done, place the two seatbacks wrong sides together and stitch them together using a whip stitch but leave the bottom edge unfinished. Stitch three of the chair leg sections to the seat. Place the seat back and fourth leg section together and whip stitch to the remaining unfinished edge of the seat. Finish up by stitching around the legs and openings so that your chair has no unfinished edges.

To Make The Side Table:

  • tabletop – 19 holes by 19 holes squared
  • 8 legs – 3 holes wide by 18 holes tall

Stitching: I simply used a tent stitch and stitched the top of the table and then the eight legs. Once done I stitched all eight legs to my table by joining two leg pieces at each of the table’s corners. After they are attached using a simple whip stitch, just go around and whip stitch all of your unfinished edges. When stitching the pieces together, just envision your standard look side table with a flat top and four legs.

To Make The Accent Rug:

  • rug piece measures 22 holes by 22 holes squared

Stitching: You can use a tent stitch or a scotch stitch to add texture and interest to the accent rug. Once you decide on the stitch you want to use, work the center first and then finish up by whip stitching around your outer edges. You can leave the edges plain or add a 1/2″ fringe to them, that choice is up to you.