In addition to the Parchment Craft implements that we manufacture individually, we also carry some accessories that compliment our range of tools.

	PCA Special Embossing Mat    This mat is a firm, but slim and lightweight
	Ideal to travel with... neoprene style rubber mat that is 3mm in thickness
	A5 in size.
	This mat is the one to use when making impressions with either size of the SunTool and also for all your general embossing needs with ball tools, Shader and Scriber.

PCA Perforating Mat   This mat is  black, 10mm thick neoprene style rubber and is deep enough to support all normal perforating activities using PCA perforating tools. It is supportive, yet springy enough for use with the EasyCross(with paper under parchment to be operated on) and for moulding petals and flower centres using the FlowerPal. It comes in the same handy A5 size.

	Scissors     ParchCraft Australia also carry a pair of locally available sharp, economical curved scissors for the choice of manual cross cutting or those million and one tasks that come up during papercrafting! Silver in colour.
	I hate to think that anyone avoids making X's or does not have the confidence to attempt a pattern that is full of lacework ( X's) because they have not mastered using the Scissor technique. Even with having our EasyCross, it is still satisfying to be able to do them "manually" as well!

         How to make crosses using PCA Scissors:

	Using a PCA Quad tool of choice, position the pattern marks to be perforated carefully and very lightly perforate with pattern still in place under the parchment upon the Perforating Mat.
	Remove the pattern and emboss ( if pattern dictates) the areas in between the lightly peforated 4 hole groups.
	Now, place parchment back onto Perforating Mat and reperforate again a little deeper, holding Quad completely vertically.
	Hold the scissors with your index and middle fingers between the 1st and 2nd knuckles, blade curve pointed downward.
	Make sure you have the scissors held as low to the parchment as you go in so as not to damage the holes with the scissor blades.. least contact the better.
	Introduce the tips only of the blades into the TOP PAIR of the group of 4 holes and make a single snip, whilst slightly dipping your hand to the left as you make the cut. ( Right handed... opposite way for left of course!) The dip or twist of the hand encourages the clean V shape that will be repeated another 3 times and leave you with a perfect cross shape.
	Turn the work  90 degrees .. or 1 quarter turn so that the side pair of holes are now on the TOP and repeat the snip.
	Turn work again, 1 quarter turn and snip... then again, one final time. At this point the centre of the cross will drop away revealing the cross.

TIP:  I like to hold the parchment paper to be made into crosses against the Perforating Mat as I cut the crosses out.  This is for 2 reasons...

1. The black mat makes it infinitely easier to see the holes to be cut.

2. If you hold the parchment against your fingers you end up with fingertips covered in a multitude of minute snips!  Ouch!