Clear comprehensive guide and demo of the various methods. Detailed enough but straight to the point, and your little demos of each method is very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for this video. I started putting a 12x12 quilting ruler on top of a lamp shade as a night "light box", but usually use the window light to draw, but have a project on black fabric. They are simple southwest designs, so I transferred them onto 3x5 recipe cards, cut them out, then traced around the outer edge of the card. Okay for small corner blocks on a quilt. I had not seen wash away stabilizer used, and ordered a packet online. Thank you. I also subscribed!
Thankyou v much. I was very disappointed when I got my Clover transfer papers because I just couldn’t get any image to come through on any of the colours after numerous tries. So it was interesting to see that you managed, so I’ll try one last time. I also found an app on my iPad so it acts as a light box. This is an excellent tutorial and you’ve presented it very well.
This is awesome!!! I was looking for alternatives since I can't find the dressmaker carbon paper or the water soluble stabilizer in my country, but I do have some frixion pens so that will work so I'm going with those. Thank you so much!!!
Try switchboard.com and the fabri solvi. Switchboard will get you a pattern for your photo with a map for floss colors. I’ve done some cool things with it.
Yes technically, but that's way overkill, you could light your project on fire (or at least melt the floss or damage the fabric) with such intense heat. If you don't have a hair dryer, just use an iron. 🙂
@@peacockandfig awesome! Thank you so much! This tutorial was really helpful. I bought a pen online that's suppose to on one side disappear after a few hours, and the other washes away with water. Yet they both fade incredibly fast. I'm going to have to try these pens out!
Hi, I have a question. I've used Aunt Marthas transfers for years. I cant get the new Aunt Marthas transfers to transfer. I've used hot iron,, no steam, and waited for the transfer to appear and it never does. Help. Thanks, Dorcee
Hi Dorcee! I'm sorry I don't know, I've never used that brand. I'd either contact the company directly, or ask the shop where you bought them from (or maybe in a hand embroidery Facebook group or something). 😊
With the sulky fabric stabilizer, wouldn't it be better to cut the stabilizer big enough to go under the hoop? It would stabilize the fabric more, I would think.
Hi Kat! For embroidery, it's not really about stabilizing the fabric (unless you're using super sheer or delicate fabric), it's a means to transfer the design onto your fabric. You totally could make it big enough to go under your hoop, but you may not find it necessary. :)
Unfortunately no, a cross stitch pattern is completely different. A cross stitch pattern is symbols/colours on a grid, and each square of the grid represents a square on the fabric. You can't get an "outline" in a cross stitch pattern like you can in an embroidery pattern, and you'd never get the colours right even if you could. You just have to follow the pattern as indicated by cross stitch. 🙂
Hi Katie! Not at all, I just did a little project with the "Joy" one you see in the video, and my needle was totally clean. It's kind of sticky on your fingers, but it doesn't leave any residue and it's actually fairly low-tack on your fabric. So it doesn't leave anything on the needle, it's nothing like when I sew through sticky velcro strips. Omg that stuff leaves my needle sooo awful..... 🙂
Hi there! I'm not sure I understand -- I show putting the fabric onto the light board (on top of the printed pattern, if you just put the fabric directly on the light board you have no pattern to trace). 🙂
Clear comprehensive guide and demo of the various methods. Detailed enough but straight to the point, and your little demos of each method is very helpful. Thank you!
So glad it was helpful for you Elaine, thanks for your feedback! 🙂❤
Thank you for this video. I started putting a 12x12 quilting ruler on top of a lamp shade as a night "light box", but usually use the window light to draw, but have a project on black fabric. They are simple southwest designs, so I transferred them onto 3x5 recipe cards, cut them out, then traced around the outer edge of the card. Okay for small corner blocks on a quilt. I had not seen wash away stabilizer used, and ordered a packet online. Thank you.
I also subscribed!
You're very welcome Rebecca, glad the tutorial helped! And welcome on board! 🙂
Thankyou v much. I was very disappointed when I got my Clover transfer papers because I just couldn’t get any image to come through on any of the colours after numerous tries. So it was interesting to see that you managed, so I’ll try one last time. I also found an app on my iPad so it acts as a light box. This is an excellent tutorial and you’ve presented it very well.
I'm glad it helped, and good luck! ☺️
EXCELLENT!!! BEST YT video on this subject!! Thanks! :)
Glad it helped Victoria! :)
Thank you. I learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Thanks for taking the time! Very helpful
You're very welcome Angela, glad it was helpful! 🙂
thank you very much for all the information you give away for free.
You're very welcome Yvette! 🙂
That water soluble stabilizer is awesome! All of the things I want to embroider on are dark
So glad the tutorial was helpful Brandy! That stabilizer is so cool, Sulky has some really neat products. :)
Omg thanks so much. This was very helpful.
You're very welcome! :)
Thank you for the ideas
You're very welcome Joyce! 😊
This is awesome!!! I was looking for alternatives since I can't find the dressmaker carbon paper or the water soluble stabilizer in my country, but I do have some frixion pens so that will work so I'm going with those. Thank you so much!!!
Awesome, I'm glad the tutorial helped! 😀
I love friction pens. Use them for quilt making.
Yeah they're handy eh! Good for lots of projects. :)
Very helpful thank you so much
Glad it was helpful! 🙂
Thank you.
You're very welcome Tess! 😊
Hi , new to you .. can you tell me how to transfer a photo picture to embroider ?
Thank you
Try switchboard.com and the fabri solvi. Switchboard will get you a pattern for your photo with a map for floss colors. I’ve done some cool things with it.
Would a heat gun work to remove the frixion ink off the cloth?
Yes technically, but that's way overkill, you could light your project on fire (or at least melt the floss or damage the fabric) with such intense heat. If you don't have a hair dryer, just use an iron. 🙂
@@peacockandfig awesome! Thank you so much! This tutorial was really helpful. I bought a pen online that's suppose to on one side disappear after a few hours, and the other washes away with water. Yet they both fade incredibly fast. I'm going to have to try these pens out!
Hi, I have a question. I've used Aunt Marthas transfers for years. I cant get the new Aunt Marthas transfers to transfer. I've used hot iron,, no steam, and waited for the transfer to appear and it never does. Help. Thanks, Dorcee
Hi Dorcee! I'm sorry I don't know, I've never used that brand. I'd either contact the company directly, or ask the shop where you bought them from (or maybe in a hand embroidery Facebook group or something). 😊
With the sulky fabric stabilizer, wouldn't it be better to cut the stabilizer big enough to go under the hoop? It would stabilize the fabric more, I would think.
Hi Kat! For embroidery, it's not really about stabilizing the fabric (unless you're using super sheer or delicate fabric), it's a means to transfer the design onto your fabric. You totally could make it big enough to go under your hoop, but you may not find it necessary. :)
I don't know if you mentioned it or not but would this work for cross stitch?
Unfortunately no, a cross stitch pattern is completely different. A cross stitch pattern is symbols/colours on a grid, and each square of the grid represents a square on the fabric. You can't get an "outline" in a cross stitch pattern like you can in an embroidery pattern, and you'd never get the colours right even if you could. You just have to follow the pattern as indicated by cross stitch. 🙂
Does the sticky paper make the needle sticky when you're sewing?
Hi Katie! Not at all, I just did a little project with the "Joy" one you see in the video, and my needle was totally clean. It's kind of sticky on your fingers, but it doesn't leave any residue and it's actually fairly low-tack on your fabric. So it doesn't leave anything on the needle, it's nothing like when I sew through sticky velcro strips. Omg that stuff leaves my needle sooo awful..... 🙂
Peacock & Fig, yeah I've sewn with sticky material before and it was a pain! Thank you!
You're welcome Katie! 🙂
Can you tell me the name of the fabrik
It's just quilting cotton I think Shadhi. 🙂
Can you tell me the name of the paper, where to buy it? thanks
Hi there! It's called Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy, you can buy it from Sulky directly, or from Amazon, here's a link -- amzn.to/2vu5ahK 🙂
That's hilarious that all frixion pens are are heat erase pens. I had no idea 😆
Haha yeah, it's the heat generated that erases the ink, not the eraser directly. 🙂
Why not directly your the fabric on the light board
Hi there! I'm not sure I understand -- I show putting the fabric onto the light board (on top of the printed pattern, if you just put the fabric directly on the light board you have no pattern to trace). 🙂
The worst
Your comment? Yeah it's pretty terrible eh, you might wanna get more original... 😂