In September 2024, at KC Needlepoint, I finally found leather self finishing coasters with 4″ square openings. The red wasn’t the same red so I went with a very dark blue. But, when I got home, I couldn’t find the stitched pieces.
Finally, I found them last week while looking for something else! But, the stitched pieces were 3 and 15/16 x 3 and 7/8 on the 18 count canvas and 4 and 1/8 square on 13 count. So, I had to find the proper yellow and add a row on two sides of the 18 count canvas. I lost the outer yellow border on the 13 count canvas. Oh well!
Boy, that was tougher than I expected. Getting the paper off on the first coaster took tweezers to get it out from under the edges. The second one I nudged better and slower so the paper came off in one piece.
I had to cut right up to the stitching on the 13 count canvas and use one tool to lift the edge and a second to shove the canvas underneath. I was afraid the stitching would unravel, but it was fine. I lost most over the outer yellow border, but that’s ok. Both are on and not going anywhere!
So, here are the finished coasters. I had not included this on my list of 2025 goals because I didn’t know that I’d find them. Bill picked the one on the right on 18 count for his.
We’ve got enough coasters now! So, I’m thinking that I will find an acrylic tissue box that I can insert 4 sides. Does anyone have any sources?
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In 2020, I took a painting class with Nancy of Fancywork Finishing on Zoom. I think she may have retired since her website is not active. I painted and stitched a similar original design on 13 count (https://melitastitches4fun.com/2020/11/05/painting-needlepoint-canvases-with-fancywork-finishing/) and on 18 count (https://melitastitches4fun.com/2020/12/02/second-coaster-stitched/). I wanted to find red leather coasters. So, I put them away until I found them.
In September 2024, at KC Needlepoint, I finally found leather self finishing coasters with 4″ square openings. The red wasn’t the same red so I went with a very dark blue. But, when I got home, I couldn’t find the stitched pieces.
Finally, I found them last week while looking for something else! But, the stitched pieces were 3 and 15/16 x 3 and 7/8 on the 18 count canvas and 4 and 1/8 square on 13 count. So, I had to find the proper yellow and add a row on two sides of the 18 count canvas. I lost the outer yellow border on the 13 count canvas. Oh well!
Boy, that was tougher than I expected. Getting the paper off on the first coaster took tweezers to get it out from under the edges. The second one I nudged better and slower so the paper came off in one piece.
I had to cut right up to the stitching on the 13 count canvas and use one tool to lift the edge and a second to shove the canvas underneath. I was afraid the stitching would unravel, but it was fine. I lost most over the outer yellow border, but that’s ok. Both are on and not going anywhere!
So, here are the finished coasters. I had not included this on my list of 2025 goals because I didn’t know that I’d find them. Bill picked the one on the right on 18 count for his.
We’ve got enough coasters now! So, I’m thinking that I will find an acrylic tissue box that I can insert 4 sides. Does anyone have any sources?
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