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How To Do Candlewicking
Candlewicking is done with heavy thread on a piece of cloth.It uses an old technique called the "colonial knot".
Step 1: For your design, cut a piece of the muslin large.
Step 2: The pattern should be put on top of the muslin.
Step 3: Take the pattern and trace it onto your cloth.
A light box can help.
Step 4: You can keep the fabric from sliding by pinning it to the pattern.
Step 5: To see where the colonial knots are in the design, use a marker to make small dots.
Step 6: Check to be certain that you have transferred the entire Candlewicking pattern to the muslin and haven't missed anything.
Step 7: The pattern should be set aside when the pins are removed.
Step 8: The fabric should be placed in a hoop.
Step 9: The needle should be Threaded with 4 strands of Candlewicking thread.
How much floss you use will affect the size of your colonial knots.
Step 10: Attach a knot to the thread or floss with your first colonial knot.
If this is your first Candlewicking design, make colonial knots on a small piece of muslin before you begin.
Step 11: Left to right, top to bottom, whatever is the best way to prevent soiling finished areas.
Step 12: The marker needs to be removed.
Step 13: Put the piece face down on the towel and iron it from the back.
Step 14: Pat uses the iron to avoid damaging the colonial knots.
Step 15: It was finished.
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