Mexican Train Racks

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  Step 1

  Gather your materials!

  You will only need one standard size sheet of platic canvas for each rack.
  You will also need some yarn to hold it all together and a yarn needle that will fit through the squares of the canvas easily.

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  Step 2

  There will be 4 rows on each rack which holds 20 dominoes.

  So, you will need to cut 4 strips that are 5 squares wide and 4 strips that are 6 squares wide off the top of the plastic canvas sheet.

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  Step 3

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  Step 4

  When you cut the strips, make sure you cut off all the "spikes" left behind, otherwise they won't sit correctly when you're stitching everything together.

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  Step 5

  Next, you will need to use your yarn to sew a line that will act as a stopper for the first row of dominoes.

  There is no exact science to this, as long as it is thick enough. :)
  I stitched 3 squares forward, then jumped back two and repeated.

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  Step 6

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  Step 7

  Sew one of the thicker strips [6 squares wide] 3 squares back from the blocker you just stitched.

  Then, sew one of the thinner strips [5 squares wide] 5 squares away from the first strip.

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  Step 8

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  Step 9

  Sew the two strips together, and you've finished the first row!

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  Step 10

  Just repeat steps 7 & 9 for the other 3 rows.

  Don't forget: Each row is 3 squares back from the last one!

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  Step 11

  Now you're done!

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  Step 12

  Have fun! :)

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vicki.fritzler 16th January 2013

Used these years ago when playing with friends. They were so handy! Going to try to make some of my own!

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