Pearl Point Tapestry Pattern #251

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Pearl Point Tapestry Pattern #251

Cushions, footstool covers, frames for pictures, and other attractive articles may be inexpensively made by using Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Cro­chet Cotton, J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord or J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton Size 5, to develop designs similar to this one. Suggested color combinations for alternate blocks are:

Knitting and Crochet Cotton or Crochet Cord
102 Coffee Brown and 88 Peach
68 Skipper Blue and 84 Beige
106 Sport Green and 9 Yellow
12 Black and 26 Nile Green
Pearl Cotton
81 Dark Brown and 43 Dark Yellow
109 Dark Willow Green and 61 Ecru
57 Mid Red and 51 Golden Brown
12 Black and 26 Nile Green

Use needlepoint canvas or hardanger net for the background. Determine the type of design pre­ferred. Any of the simple cross stitch designs can be carried out, or you may create your own design of alternating colored blocks as illustrated.

Use two strands of size 5 Pearl Cotton, or Knit­ting and Crochet Cotton or Crochet Cord, and a No. 23 Milward's tapestry needle. Fill in the design with a tapestry stitch.