Tropical Sailing
Materials
• 10" x 11" piece 32- count optical white
linen from Wichelt Imports Inc.
• One skein each Presencia® or DMC®
six-strand embroidery floss
• One spool each Kreinik Very Fine
Braid #4
• One package Mill Hill Magnifica Beads
from Wichelt Imports Inc.
• Size 26 tapestry needle
• Beading needle
Instructions
Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss.
Backstitch over two threads or work long stitches using one strand of Very Fine Braid.
Finishing Materials & Instructions
• Square Rigger 9" Pine Wood Sailer model boat kit from Seaworthy Small Ships
• White cotton fabric for backing • 987F fusible fleece from Pellon
Follow Flat-Ornament Finishing Instructions to finish stitched piece, omitting the stuffing step. Leave a 1/4" margin of linen between the stitched perimeter and the sewing seam.
Once stitched piece is finished into a rectangular flat ornament with attached white cotton backing fabric and fusible fleece, attach to the painted sail rigger pieces. All necessary assembly instructions are included in the Seaworthy Small Ships model instructions.
Referring to the photo and using one strand of white thread and wooden dowels provided in kit, attach top and bottom of sail to the thinner wooden dowels and center of sail to the mast dowel rod.
Optional Boat Decorating Materials & Instructions
• Americana desert turquoise acrylic
paint from DecoArt
• FolkArt Enamels wicker white gloss
finish acrylic paint from Plaid
• 1/4" white vinyl pinstriping tape • Paintbrush
• Gold perforated paper
• Aleene’s Tacky Glue
Using the kit’s sandpaper, sand the boat hull and fin pieces until they are smooth. Apply two layers of white acrylic paint, allowing boat to dry between coats and after.
Paint the bottom of the boat hull and the fin with turquoise acrylic paint. If you wish to add a turquoise strip of paint around the bottom of the hull like the model, carefully affix pinstriping tape approximately 1/4" from the bottom of the boat, around entire boat, and then apply turquoise paint. Remove pinstriping tape. For a crisp-looking finish, apply another strip of tape after the paint dries and leave in place.
Using three strands of floss, use Presencia 1667 and 1895 to cross stitch one row each color across a 10"-long strip of gold perforated paper to achieve the look of the model. Affix the stitched strip to the side of the boat hull as shown using glue.