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backing and sewn it to an ocean
plat knot.
To make the ocean plat knot
for this project, use 20 feet of #72
cotton seine twine and make four
passes. When the knot is complete,
sew the working ends to the bot-
tom of the knot. The finished knot
for the case shown here measures
1
1
3 ⁄2 inches by 6 ⁄2 inches.
The embroidery on the canvas
1
is 1 ⁄2 inches by 3 inches. It’s best
to embroider the canvas (or ask
someone to embroider it for you)
before it is cut into an oval shape.
Follow these steps to assemble
the eyeglass case:
Embroidered canvas being sewn to an ocean plat knot to create an eyeglass 1 > Using the template as a guide,
case. cut the canvas to make the

The finished ocean plat knot and an illustration of how to sew it to the canvas.