July 29, 2023--This little "stitch and zip" coin case by Alice Peterson Co. was donated to Delaware's Seashore Chapter of ANG and I picked it up to stitch as a "travel" project. The front has a 14 count interlock canvas with the letter "A" painted on it in yellow. I understand this type of case is considered a beginner's project, but after spending the last week working on it, I don't think so. It was extremely difficult stitching over the folded edges and corners of the canvas so they wouldn't show from the inside. It was also difficult to stitch to the very edge of the canvas where it is attached to the zipper. Then there is the fact that I'm not used to stitching "in hand" and had some issues with maintaining tension while doing something as simple as basketweave.
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| Coin Case Stitch and Zip |
I'm satisfied with the end results for the most part. To stitch the initials "BC", I used an unusual gold DMC Pearl 5 thread #5282. I used only 1 strand but realized 2-3 strands would have looked much better. I found the perfect color green--Caron's Impressions, a 50% wool and 50% silk thread in my stash, using 2 strands. The coverage worked well, hiding the yellow "A" which was prepainted on the canvas. The lettering I used is from Tink Boord-Dill's negative space alphabet which was published in ANG's NeedlePointers Magazine, 2005, Issue 4.
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| Alphabet from Tink Boord-Dill PressedOut 18 Negative Space ANG NPs 2005, 4 |