Blistered fingers from using scissors to cut all those
crosses in an elaborate project?
NOT ANY MORE!!
HOW TO USE THE PCA EASY CROSS
PROPERLY:
Gently
wax the tool needles with paraffin based wax before use.
After pre perforating the basis of your cross with either the PCA FineQuad , ensure our thick Perforating rubber mat and a sheet of copypaper
weight paper is under the parchment. The plain paper gives the tool the
extra support that it needs as it makes your cross.
TIP :
Hold hand rested on pad and use only the fingers holding the EasyCross
tool upright, SLIDE the needles (line up in previous perforations) gently
into the cross to
be.
The weight of the tool is almost sufficient to slide it through the paper
with guidance, so LET THE TOOL DO THE WORK!
NEVER a heavy or quick punching movement
which would involve the whole hand, merely the sliding action of the fingers
alone combined with the weight of the
tool.
You will hear a slight "pop" sound when it releases the
cross...remove tool at that point. Voila! Practice makes perfect and
it will become second nature when you get it right!
If any cross should not be completely removed, you may do so by rubbing
gently at the rear of the area concerned. In the rare event that any
residual parchment gets caught between the needles, gently remove with Uni
tool or pin.
NEVER USE THE PCA
EASYCROSS WITH A WIRE MESH OR
FLEXIDUO GRID!
The needles will
inevitably be damaged irrepairably! it is only intended to go
through paper not metal!!
I recently received the most
wonderful testimonial from an avid parchment crafter and PCA user and I
would like to share it with you. Carol Maier (Canada) has mastered the
EasyCross superbly and is using it for all her multiples of X's that create
slots and channels... here is what she has to say!
"I've been experimenting with the Easy
Cross and probably someone has already come up with this long ago, but I
thought I'd share with you. I no longer use scissors to cut bars or
gentle curves.
To start with - for bars I draw 2 lines on a sheet of white paper
far enough apart to clear the ribbon I'm using or to the size of the bar I
need.
Then I tape my parchment over this paper and draw horizontal lines in
black pencil between these lines as far apart as I need the bars.
I separate the sheets and on the perf pad I "walk" the easy
cross over the black line keeping the line in between the needles - sort
of straddle the line. The black line is very easy to see and
disappears as you perf out the bar.
This can also be done on easy curves. It might take a little
practice on the curves because you have to skew the tool slightly to keep
the black line between the needles. It works like a dream."
THANK YOU
CAROL! Try it yourself and see!
EasyCross Benefits
Time Saving yet not at expense of quality results!
Confidence booster for newer craftspeople, simple to use! Never be
afraid of trying patterns with lacework incorporating crosses again.
Easier and more comfortable to hold than scissors, great for those with
arthritis or similar hand/wrist problems!
PCA EasyCross (Cross maker)