How to Make Plastic Canvas Doll Furniture

Make a variety of plastic canvas doll furniture pieces for your fashion dolls. You can make patio furniture, bedroom furniture, living room furniture and kitchen furniture that your dolls can sit or lay on. Follow these tips to make plastic canvas doll furniture for the whole house.

Things You'll Need

    * Plastic canvas
    * Furniture patterns
    * Thread counter
    * Needle and scissors
    * Wool or embroidery thread

Instructions
  
          * 1            Find a plastic canvas pattern for the type of furniture you want to make. Buy the supplies you need to complete the pattern including the plastic canvas, a needle, scissors, a plastic canvas ruler and your wool or thread.
          * 2            Decide if you are making 10 or 7 count plastic canvas furniture. Plastic canvas consists of many little holes between threads of plastic and comes in sizes 7 and 10. The holes for 10 count thread are closer together so the projects are more detailed.
          * 3            Count the threads or the holes in the plastic canvas according to your pattern. Your pattern will tell you how long and wide each piece of furniture will be. Patterns are measured by threads or holes depending on the pattern.
          * 4            Cut all your pieces before you start sewing so you can make sure you have enough plastic. Cut carefully because one wrong cut will mean you need a new piece of plastic canvas. Put your pieces of furniture into different groups for each type of furniture.
          * 5            Sew each piece of furniture according to the pattern. You can work your stitches from top to bottom and left to right or you can reverse the order as long as you remain constant.
          * 6            Start and end all your stitches on the back of the plastic piece so that no threads show on the finished work.
          * 7            Attach the pieces by sewing the edges together to create the furniture. Add decorative fabric and cushions to tables and chairs to create a realistic look.

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