Comments on: Embroidery Pattern Transfer Tips – Vintage Notes

By: Craft Leftovers » How To :: Transferring Embroidery Designs :: Free Pattern!

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:51:17 +0000

[...] window) and trace it directly onto the fabric. I bet this would work really well. Oh and over at tipnut.com they let us know to use a soft pencil so the fabric doesn’t snag or [...]

By: Conni

Conni — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:09:54 +0000

PS!
It’s called T-SHIRT TRANSFERS for Inkjet Printers by Burlington BUT you can print anything on it as we’ve done.

By: Conni

Conni — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:07:44 +0000

Yes you can use the Printer. There is Transfer Paper you can purchase to print on then iron on your fabric. We did it with the kids for a party when they made their own T-Shirts.

Good Luck!

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:50:00 +0000

This is such a wonderful site. TipNut is always the first email I check, I love it.

By: Daphine

Daphine — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:13:28 +0000

I appreciate your listing all the patterns on the same day of the week – that way I don’t have to search every day, and I am always afraid I will miss one of the patterns. I am glad you also list each pattern when you give us the new pattern! That helps a lot. I am really enjoying these patterns. Thanks again!

By: TipNut

TipNut — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:50:35 +0000

Beth I forgot to pop in here and thank you for helping, great instructions!

By: virginia

virginia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:09:19 +0000

I love this website. It is so helpful. You guys do a great job!!!

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:31:16 +0000

A reader had said she wanted to flip the pattern. This is how I did it on my computer:
1. Click on picture- for full pattern
2. Right click on picture- click “save picture as” and “save”
3. Click on Start and open My Pictures then scroll to the saved picture.
4. Right click and click “edit”
5. Click Image and click “flip/rotate”, fill in dot for “flip vertical”
6. Back to Image and click “flip/rotate”, fill in rotate by 180.
I had trouble with my patterm being too big and on two pages. To correct this:
Click “file”, then “Page set-up”, click “fit to 1 by 1 page(s)”, unclick “horizontal” and “vertical”.
During all of this you can preview by going to “file” then “print preview”.
Last, my patterns were coming out very light and pink, so I went into my printer and clicked “greyscale” and “black ink only”

Hope this helps! LOVE YOUR SITE!!~Beth~

By: TipNut

TipNut — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:17:18 +0000

Hi Brenda, have you tried a heat transfer pencil? That’s another option, you outline/trace over the pattern then place it face down on the fabric and iron. Here’s a tutorial I found with a quick search: Transfering Designs Tutorial. Here’s a tip mentioned on the site:

“Next iron your fabric then arrange the pattern over your fabric in the desired location. Getting the fabric warm first helps the ink to adhere. Iron over the paper carefully on the hottest setting. Hold the paper firmly and move the iron quickly all over the pattern for about 10 seconds then check to see if the ink has transfered.:

Hope that helps!

By: Brenda Harris

Brenda Harris — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:14:12 +0000

I am desperate to find out how to transfer these patterns you give me. You cannot trace them under the fabric because they are reversed. There must be something you can mark these with which will allow you to lay them face down on the fabric, like the original transfer and iron on. I bought a pen at Michael’s which says it is for embroidery, but that did not work. I have tried dressmaker’s carbon, but it smudges too much. Where can I buy a pen or something to use to transfer. If I use a XEROXed copy, I am afraid the yellow background will transfer a smudge too. Help please.