Basket Napkin Holder

Materials:
- 1 sheet plastic canvas; White
- Plastic Lacing*, red, white & blue
*The lacing we used has red, white and blue all running through one piece of lacing. If you cannot find this lacing, use solid red to lace the corners and a solid blue to whip stitch around the top edge.
Hint: Cut the end of your plastic lacing at an angle. This will make it easier to thread through the plastic canvas.
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Cut a square from plastic canvas that has 68 squares on each side.
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On each corner, cut out a square that is 16 squares on each side.
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Cut four pieces of lacing that are each 22" long.
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Lace up one of the corners as if you are lacing a shoe. Start at what will be the bottom of the basket and work your way to the top. Tie the lacing in a knot. Leave the excess attached as we will curl this later.
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Repeat step 4 with the other three corners.
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Using the plastic lacing, whip stitch around the top of the basket. Tie the beginning and ending pieces of this lacing in a knot on the inside of the basket so it doesn't show.
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Curl the ends of the lacing one at a time by wrapping the lacing around a pencil. Tape in place with masking tape. Boil some water and pour into a mug. Dip the pencil into the mug. Keep it there for about 5 seconds then run it under cold water or dip it in a cup of cold water. Remove the masking tape and slide the pencil out. Repeat to curl the other seven ends.
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Place beverage size napkins in the basket.
Larger Napkin Holder - One that will fit standard size napkins:
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Cut one square from plastic canvas that has 46 little squares on each side.
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Cut 4 rectangles from plastic canvas that are 46 squares by 17 squares.
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Attach one long side of each rectangle to one of the sides of the square using a whip stitch.
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Lace up the corners and complete the basket as you did in steps 4 through 7 of the basic directions.
This larger size napkin holder takes two sheets of plastic canvas to complete.
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