In stock late August.
Water-soluble canvas makes it easier to cross-stitch on clothes and textiles you want to repair with embroidery :) Or to upgrade a garment and make it more personal!
I marked the text with some dots with a pen, but you can also count your way from a pattern/sketch on grid paper or similar. I just wanted to avoid carrying a design, so it was easier to embroider on the subway.
When you're done embroidering, place the work in warm water for 10-15 minutes and rinse thoroughly. The canvas will disappear!
Squeeze out the water, preferably with a towel, and hang to dry.
Be sure to store the canvas in a dry place, away from steam, splashes of water, damp clothes or anything else that can "melt" it away.
Sold in 3 different lengths with a width of 22cm: 20cm, 50cm and 1m.
The sheet with the pattern on which white thread has been used is a "mending transfer" from Wren Bird Arts. Unfortunately, we no longer sell them. But you can buy the same water-soluble paper that can be printed on and draw or print your own patterns. You can find them here.
The canvas is made of 100% PVA, which is also used in craft glue, inside the body of things that need to dissolve over time during medical procedures, etc.
Read more about the material here:
https://snl.no/polyvinylalkohol
It breaks down at a molecular level, but it can take some time, depending on the conditions, but in sewage, or for example a compost bin, it will break down relatively quickly because there are many of the bacteria needed to break it down. I got this information from a friend who works as an engineer at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, testing environmental toxins, etc.
A cheaper alternative for testing cross-stitch on clothes is to use aida fabric, and then pull out the threads in the weave afterwards! You can find aida fabric here.