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Prickly Tote

Brighten up your next shopping trip with this easy desert-themed tote bag.

MATERIALS

  • Canvas tote bag
  • Chenille 18 needle
  • Embroidery thread
  • Embroidery scissors

1. Transfer the pattern onto the canvas tote bag.


2. Stitch the pattern following the keys for the silky thread grass, the cabbage head agave, the saguaro, the bunny ear cactus and the yucca (see Desert Plants In FLOWERS CATEGORY: Silky Thread Grass, Cabbage Head Agave, Saguaro, Bunny Ear Cactus, Yucca).


IRON A STABILIZER ONTO THE BACK OF THE EMBROIDERY TO PROTECT THE STITCHING WHEN USING THE TOTE BAG.
 

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