2. How It Works?

The ruler has holes in it which coincide with the numbered indicators of the diamonds on the canvas. The holes in the ruler help to keep the drills separated yet fixed in the position. Once you are done with the portion you have worked on, you can remove the stainless-steel ruler and move on to the next portion.

Types of diamond painting ruler: The square diamond beads conveniently fit in through the square-shaped ruler while the round ones will fit in through the round-shaped ruler.

3. How To Use?

Step 1:

Carefully line the ruler perfectly with the lines on the canvas and slowly lay it down because you don’t want it fit in one spot and not the others. If it’s not lined up properly, then it defeats the whole purpose of the ruler.

Step 2:

Take your drills and place them in holes. The round ruler will have each hole cut out separately whereas a square one has a little line in the middle.

With the help of the drill placer, fill each slot with diamonds following the color of the template till the whole section is fully covered. 

You will hear a little snapping and that little snapping lets you know that you have them in place and your drills have gone through the ruler or onto the canvas and not just sitting on top of the canvas.

Step 3:

When you get the section done, the next thing you’re gonna do is take a roller. If you don’t have a roller, use a bottle or can to roll over the finished section until you don’t hear the snapping anymore.

Don’t scroll too hard ‘cuz you don’t wanna break your diamonds once. You can also give a slight press to the diamond to make sure that they are firmly placed. 

Step 4:

Carefully and slowly remove the ruler. Make sure to not do it on the edge of these mesh rulers because they are made very very sharp. So, what you should do is lift the canvas, bend it and put your hand underneath the ruler, then slowly lift it off the canvas.