You should work on it over the course of several days. Depending on how many pages you have to complete, plan on doing 2 to 5 pages each day. Remember...
All species of wood have a variegated color in their grain that is unique to that species. If you want to keep the natural color, don't stain it! For maple...
You should block your project. Blocking involves soaking or steaming the knitting and drying it to get the fibers to even out. Besides this, do not sew the knitted pieces...
Use a furniture refinisher to dissolve the stain and scrub it away with a bit of steel wool. Although it still involves some scrubbing, this approach is less damaging to...