How to Make a Plastic Canvas Tissue Box Cover

Tissue box covers can be made to blend in with the decor of a room or to reflect the season. You can make covers for any size tissue box. A plastic canvas crafter can find patterns for holidays, men, baby and children's rooms along with floral patterns. A simple cover can be made with one primary color in a filler stitch to be decorated by plastic canvas creatures, nativity or floral pieces made separately and attached to the stitched form with tacking stitches.

Things You'll Need

• 2 plastic canvas sheets
• Large eye needle
• Yarn to pattern specifications

Instructions

1. 

   Measure the tissue box sides and top. Write down the measurements then measure and mark the plastic canvas. Cut out the 4 sides and 1 top piece from plastic canvas.

2. 

   Count the holes to make sure that the top piece matches the top sides of the 4 side pieces. Make sure the side pieces have the exact same count of holes as the other matching sides. The standard piece of plastic canvas has 7 holes per inch unless labeled otherwise.

3. 

   Draw in the opening of the top of the box where tissues will be pulled through. You can use the cardboard piece that is torn from a new box as a pattern or measure the size opening you prefer. Cut the center out.

4. 

   Thread needle with yarn and stitch all 5 pieces with continental stitch or stitch from a pattern that is based on a design with instructions from a kit, craft article or magazine. You can also make your own design.

5. 

   When you have all five pieces stitched with your chosen design join the sides and top together with whip stitching.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure to count the holes to keep the cover even.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish