In this video I show you three different ways to transfer an embroidery pattern - including my favorite method - that even works on black velvet.
Update - Since I recorded this video I've discovered a new product that is so amazingly awesome it gets its own video. You MUST watch it. This stuff is pure magic.
I mention a couple of products in this video. One is Sulky Solvy. You can buy it here. The other is an iron-on transfer pen. You can buy them here.
In the video I showed you a transfer pencil (not a pen) - which works just fine and is available at any fabric store. But the pencils sometimes bleed just the tiniest bit on certain fabrics. I prefer my Sulky transfer pen - but I couldn't show it to you because mine ran out of ink and I can't find them ANYWHERE in a brick and mortar store. They're not in many online stores either, so I decided to order a big bunch (every color of the rainbow - whee!) and add them to my own store. This is how I decide what supplies to carry in my shop. :-)
Happy stitching!
Best,
Wendi
VERY helpful video, Wendi.
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Glad it was helpful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wendi. This was exactly what I needed to know today. I really appreciate your time.
ReplyDeleteI bought this pencil from Handcock Fabric and it didn't seem t work very well for me. Any suggestions? Also the paper I used to print my design on left black marks on my iron.
ReplyDeleteCrystal - Sometimes it helps to preheat the fabric before you transfer - it just makes things go a bit faster. Other than that I can't think of why it might not be working well - I usually don't have problems with them. Are you transferring to a relatively smooth fabric? They won't work well on something like a rough linen.
ReplyDeleteAlso - I'm guessing you're using a laser printer. That's what I use too and the black marks wipe right off my iron. I just keep a plain cotton rag at my ironing board and do it right away before I forget and end up transferring them to some other fabric. :-)
Thank you SO MUCH for this. I'm new to embroidery. (I've done a lot of cross stitching, but have never really done embroidery) I'm making my mother a Hello Kitty purse for Valentine's day and the image of HK is supposed to be embroidered. As simple as Hello Kitty is, she's really a pain to draw in the right proportions. I tried EVERYTHING to transfer the picture, as the fabric I'm using is a black corduroy, but nothing worked. Once again, thank you so much for posting this!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it helped!
Deletehello! any chance you have this how to in words instead of a video? i am sending one of your patterns to my mom who doesn't have internet access and has only used patterns from ben franklin :) thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. I can use all the help I can get and I love learning something new!
ReplyDeleteI just started my first project with the Sulky Sticky Frabri-Solvy. I'm wondering how to get printing on the solvy correctly. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for providing the different ways to transfer an embroidery pattern on black velvet. It's looking so beautiful.
ReplyDeletecotton black velvet
Thanks.
If I wanted to transfer a pattern onto a pillow case to embroider how would I go about doing that?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the color. If it's light colored you could use the Sulky transfer pens. If it's a dark color I'd go straight for The Magical Embroidery Stuff.
DeleteThank you for making embroidering easy to learn. ive always been intimidated to even try it. This may be a silly question, but if i want to do a heat transfer, is there a certain type of paper i need to use?
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