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Subject: Transferring the design Author: Anonymous [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 18:18:21 03/10/01 Sat In reply to: K 's message, "Tips/Techniques" on 15:47:31 03/10/01 Sat Someone on here had posted a terrific way of transferring the design to the fabric. If you have a Xerox of the design (make sure you have more than one copy), lay it down on the fabric where you want to design to wind up, then stitch over the design with the color thread that you will be using. For instance, if it's a knotwork section, stitch through the paper and fabric, following the line of the knotwork (I stitch down the center). Then, when you have stitched over the entire design, rip the paper away, and you'll have your design already on the fabric in the colors that it will eventually be. I made a solo dress this way and it was SO MUCH EASIER than my first one, where I used a transfer pen. One tip, though, make sure that when you stitch over the design you keep your stitch length short rather than long (no basting). Otherwise, if you baste over the design, when you rip the paper off, you might rip the stitches out too. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> Subject: Transfer Design for Hand Embroidery Author: Anonymous [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:40:15 03/12/01 Mon I need a good way to transfer the designs to unfinished solo dress to be hand embroidered. I have started a new solo for my daughter, but need an idea how not to destroy the velvet or silk, but still be able to see the design to embroider. Replies: -I have had good luck with a "machine basting" technique for machine embroidering velvet - may also work for hand embroidery. I pin a photocopy of the design to the dress piece, then stitch through the copy in thread that matches the finished embroidery -- medium length stitch and fairly loose tension. Marks are easy to see, won't rub off, and the design is color-coded. -I have also used an iron-on ink, but that is tricky, and I was not overly pleased with the result. It was a black velvet dress and the ink was very sticky-- not a method I would recommend. -I knew a lady who was quite an experienced seamstress and had made dresses for all three of her girls-- he suggestion was to trace the entire design onto Stitch-and-Tear stabilizer, pin it to the panel, and stitch the entire design right through the stabilizer and fabric. Then, when the design was finished, tear the stabilizer away. This is not a method I have tried, myself, but it sounded like a neat one. I am wondering if it would work well to do the above-mentioned with the knotwork, and then stitch-and-tear for applique? -I tried satin stitching through stitch & tear, and every other stabilizer on the market, but didn't find one that would tear away without leaving any "whiskers" or distorting the stitching. I was using dark velvet and medium shade metallic sulky for the embroidery -- after this didn't work I went to the two step process I mentioned above. -The way my mum transfers the design is to put the fabric a glass table with the design underneath it then put a light under the table, and trace it with a white coloring pencil (NOT chalk pencil). Obviously that wouldn't be too affective with velvet though....another option, especially for light colored fabrics is to make a tracing of the design on tracing paper (or greaseproof =0)) with transfer pencil, then iron it on. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: More Transfer Methods Author: Anonymous [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:25:56 03/15/01 Thu I was wondering what transfer methods other dress makers were using for putting the designs on the dress. Replies: -I am not a professional dressmaker but I have made several costumes for my daughter. This is the method I used: I trace the pattern from paper onto a fusible interfacing, I then iron all the applique pieces on to that, cut out the 'holes' in the design and iron the complete thing onto the dress. Then I stitch it on a machine putting some more interfacing in the back of dress. -I use a sulky transfer pen-go over the design and iron on--work great -It depends on the type of fabric and the type of design -- embroidery or applique. For embroidered knotwork onto velvet, I pinned a copy of the design to the dress piece and then straight stitched through the center of the design line using thread that matched the embroidery. Then I tore away the paper, leaving a color-coded design to follow. For an all applique design on poly shantung, I traced the entire design onto a piece of red dot tracing fabric, pinned it very securely to the dress piece and fused the appliques in place one at a time through the tracer. I've also combined these techniques with good results -- usually embroidery first. -I had a friend of mine make me a light box that was 24 by 24 it has a florescent light under a clear plastic sheet, i draw the design on thin paper (the kind that a Drs. offices use for covering their examing tables) and place the design under the material that i need i have already cut out my appliques, i iron them on the material where they should be then i draw with a marker the under and over lines, any questions you can email me at hikiidmoms!@aol.com (kathi) -Alot of people are saying they iron on their transfers. If you are using those fabrics with the glued on dots for appliques how else could you attach them? Whenever I tried to iron them on the dots all come off on my iron, even at a low setting. --try using a thin piece of cotton over the fabric when ironing. It keeps the dos from coming off onto your iron --You need to use the LOWEST setting your iron has for these delicate materials. --I never iron directly over the appliques onto the material, I always use the thin paper to cover and iron on top of that, that way if it gets sticky from the appliques residue, i throw it away, and cut a new one. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Is it possible to remove transfer lines made with Sulky Pen? Author: Anonymous [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:33:03 09/18/01 Tue I used a Sulky pen to make a transfer for the embroidery on a dress. I have the embroidery all done, and there are two small lines that will not be embroidered. Does anyone know how I can remove the white sulky pen transfer lines without damaging the existing embroidery that is all around it? The dress is Royal Blue Gaberdine. The sulky pen lines are white. I tried plain water, and the transfer lines didn't even begin to budge. -I haven't had any luck at all with the colors, but white is different. Try some on a scrap and see if rubbing alcohol will take it out. As I remember it is sort of "clumpy". Scatch as much off as you can first. -Maybe if you buy one of those gel pens in the color of your dress and color in the line that might work. No one would know you did that but you -I called Sulky once to ask this question. They told me to call the store where I had purchased the pen. The store couldn't tell me. If you have ironed it on, rubbing alcohol and scraping work. If you did not have to iron it try dry cleaning solution. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]