AY Honors/Plastic Canvas - Advanced
Overview
The Challenging Part
The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:
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1. Earn the Plastic Canvas honor.
2. Name six (6) stitches (not previously used in Plastic Canvas, Basic) and make a two-inch sample of each.
3. Use four (4) of these stitches to design your own round Plastic Canvas basket. The basket should have a handle and a cover. Be as creative as possible.
4. Make a six-piece coaster set with a matching coaster box for your kitchen.
5. Make an item of your choice. Use your imagination, be creative and moreover, have fun!
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For tips and instruction see Plastic Canvas.
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We refer you back to the Plastic Canvas honor for a list of stitches you might use. Like the 1 inch samples in the basic honor, we suggest a 2 inch square sample as this will train the Pathfinder to correctly use the stitches to fill in an area.
3
The basket might be a nice place to store your sewing supplies. There are many books and websites on plastic canvas with patterns you can use for inspiration. Here are some sites to get you started.
- http://www.allcrafts.net/plcanvas.htm
- https://www.pinterest.com/explore/plastic-canvas-patterns/
- https://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?cat_id=8
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The coasters and box could be square, round, star or heart shaped, or whatever you like. All these shapes can be bought ready made.
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References
Content on this wiki is generated by people like you, and no one has created a lesson plan for this honor yet. You could do that and make the world a better place.
See AY Honors/Model Lesson Plan if you need ideas for creating one.
