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Large Chess
Board & Pieces
(Part 2 - Pieces)
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August 2006
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© Copyright 2006 by AOK Corral Craft & Gift Bazaar.
All rights reserved.
These projects are for your personal
use only and may not be reprinted or copied.
To take this
pattern with you, you may Print it out.
Materials Needed:
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Black Felt
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Off White Felt
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Black Embroidery Floss
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Off White Embroidery Floss
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Needle
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Pins
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Pencil
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Sharp Scissors
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Polyfil
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Pinto Beans
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Patterns for Chess Pieces (links to
patterns below)
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Graph Paper with 4 squares per inch
grid.
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Patterns
for Chess Pieces:
Assembling
the pieces: (Rook used for assembly example)
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Cut out 2 Rook
pieces.
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Thread your needle
with embroidery floss in the same color as your chess piece.
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Take both pieces
of your Rook and line up the edges. Pin together in a few places to hold
in place while handsewing.
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Starting from
one bottom corner, join the pieces together with a running stitch that
is 1/8 to 1/4 inch from the edge and with stitches that are about 1/4 inch
apart.
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Stitch all the
way around the chess piece but leaving the bottom open.
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Stuff the chess
piece with Polyfil being careful to stuff smaller corners and the neck
well for added strength and stiffness during play.
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Turn the Rook
so that the bottom is facing you and open it out, then place the round
base piece over the bottom. Next, you will stitch the base onto the bottom
of the Rook so that the base is completely flat at the bottom.
 
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Get your needle
threaded and ready again and line up the base edge against the bottom edge
wherever you want to begin stitching.
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Sew a running
stitch about 1/8 to 1/4 inch from the edge and around the base of the chess
piece until there is only 1-2 inches open.
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Add any additional
Polyfil needed to finish filling the chess piece but do not stuff the last
1/4 inch so you leave a little bit of area for the beans.
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Measure out 1/2
cup of pinto beans and pour into a small zip lock bag. Push out the extra
air and fold the edges of the bag in so that the beans are in approx. a
3 x 3 inch area of the bag.
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Slip the bag
of beans into the very bottom of the chess piece.
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Finish sewing
your running stitch over the last 1-2 inch opening to close.
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Follow these
steps for each of the chess pieces to complete the set.
Done!
This Chess Board Game is great
for the Chess Enthusiast or For Anyone who wants
to add a new element of fun
to a Classic Game.
© Copyright 2006 by AOK Corral Craft and Gift Bazaar.
All rights reserved.
These projects are for your personal
use only and may not be reprinted or copied.
Click
Here for Part 1 - Chess Board Project Instructions
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