Just found your channel and I love how you explain everything so well for a beginner like I am. Your voice is so soothing which is a plus when trying to learn step by step. I do not have a light box, but I'm thinking I will have one in the near future. Thank you so much for your teaching steps.
I have found that some "washable" pens become unwashable if you iron them. It is a good idea to test your pens and iron the lines before you start tracing and applying fusible interfacing!!!
Yay, a new use fir my Light Board! Thank you! I’m making a Bookshelf quilt fir my daughter and wondered how I was going to embroider the book names on the fabric. I’ve embroidered for years but never put it to use with other crafts. Thank you!!!
Hi Jana- not sure which tablecloth you are referring to... do you mean my ironing board cover? It's just something that I picked up a long time ago at a department store.
I've accidentally used fusible interfacing for hand embroidery instead of stabilizer and after a year my design is starting to wrinkle ;( it was a sweater I wore a lot
That is trickier because you can't see through the denim, even with a light behind it. There are iron on transfers you can use, or you could try a light colored transfer paper (like Seral brand.) However with Seral, you need to test it because it may not wash out of fabric, it is not intended for fabric.
If the embroidery is going to be used in a quilt type project, you can leave it. I would cut it away if you are doing a project like a towel where the back may show. If using lightweight interfacing you won't even notice it in a finished quilt project.
I have found that if I iron on the interfacing after I have traced the pattern with the water soluable marker it does leave a shadow. Also the cheap markers seem to need more water to wash out of the fabric. Maybe it is just me.
@@minniepesl7465 Nope, it's not just you :) Ironing over water- or air- soluble markers will tend to make them difficult or impossible to remove. If you're using lightweight fabric and interfacing, I would simply iron on the interfacing first, and then trace the design. This type of interfacing is pretty thin, it would make it a *bit* harder to see but probably not much. Edit to add: Another thought if you can't see the image / don't have a lightbox would be to use a different method to transfer the image, for instance dressmaker's "carbon" paper (chalk paper).
Maria, hopefully you have found your tape. If not, Frog Tape is commonly known as Painters Tape. It is NOT masking tape. Painters tape does not leave a sticky residue whereas Masking tape does.
Just found your channel, and, sew glad i did! So relaxing to watch❤❤❤
Welcome!
Just found your channel and I love how you explain everything so well for a beginner like I am. Your voice is so soothing which is a plus when trying to learn step by step. I do not have a light box, but I'm thinking I will have one in the near future. Thank you so much for your teaching steps.
Welcome!!
i love her newsletters and designs she sends out. her tutorials are most excellent and have helped me a lot in different aspects of hand embroidery.
I have found that some "washable" pens become unwashable if you iron them. It is a good idea to test your pens and iron the lines before you start tracing and applying fusible interfacing!!!
Yay, a new use fir my Light Board! Thank you! I’m making a Bookshelf quilt fir my daughter and wondered how I was going to embroider the book names on the fabric. I’ve embroidered for years but never put it to use with other crafts. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much Jacqueline! You are an amazing teacher!
Very Enjoyable and informative, thanks.
Thank you for the instructions. Love your tablecloth. Is there a pattern for it?
Hi Jana- not sure which tablecloth you are referring to... do you mean my ironing board cover? It's just something that I picked up a long time ago at a department store.
@@JacquelynneSteves I guess it is your ironing board cover. It would make a great embroidery pattern though.
What light box are you using ?
I use SF101 that is a Pelion product. I learned this from Anna Bates from Woolie Mammoth. It gives the background stability & it does not ravel
can you just spritz the mark be gone ink?
Is interfacing similar as using stabilizers how many washes will this interfacing will survive
I've accidentally used fusible interfacing for hand embroidery instead of stabilizer and after a year my design is starting to wrinkle ;( it was a sweater I wore a lot
Hi,
Where can I find the light thingy at?
How would one transfer a design onto denim?
That is trickier because you can't see through the denim, even with a light behind it. There are iron on transfers you can use, or you could try a light colored transfer paper (like Seral brand.) However with Seral, you need to test it because it may not wash out of fabric, it is not intended for fabric.
What type of hoop do you use?
It sounded wonderfully taut. Do you need to keep tightening fabric in your hoop?
Rebecca Fiveash it is a plastic Susan Bates hoop. I pull the fabric, tighten the screw, and then continue until the screw is very tight
Do you cut away the extra interfacing when you are finished embroidering the picture? Thanks
If the embroidery is going to be used in a quilt type project, you can leave it. I would cut it away if you are doing a project like a towel where the back may show. If using lightweight interfacing you won't even notice it in a finished quilt project.
What if you don’t have a light box? Few of us do.
Oh, you just answered!
You can just use your window with some painters tape to remove it easily
Also I used to use a lamp on the floor and a glass table top (it was my Ikea glass cupboard I took off )
@@jodiegrace2849that’s exactly what I do because those light boxes are expensive!
Thank you❤️
When you iron on the interfacing, doesn't it make the washout marker lines permanent?
I have found that if I iron on the interfacing after I have traced the pattern with the water soluable marker it does leave a shadow. Also the cheap markers seem to need more water to wash out of the fabric. Maybe it is just me.
@@minniepesl7465 Nope, it's not just you :) Ironing over water- or air- soluble markers will tend to make them difficult or impossible to remove. If you're using lightweight fabric and interfacing, I would simply iron on the interfacing first, and then trace the design. This type of interfacing is pretty thin, it would make it a *bit* harder to see but probably not much.
Edit to add: Another thought if you can't see the image / don't have a lightbox would be to use a different method to transfer the image, for instance dressmaker's "carbon" paper (chalk paper).
Hi what kind of black thread u use??
This is Aurifloss 6 strand embroidery floss. I used 3 strands.
Where u buy frog tape?? What kind of tape u use in video??
I believe that Frog Tape is available in hardware stores. In the video, I just used regular transparent tape (the kind you would use on paper.)
Maria, hopefully you have found your tape. If not, Frog Tape is commonly known as Painters Tape. It is NOT masking tape. Painters tape does not leave a sticky residue whereas Masking tape does.