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Stitching & Crafting Room:  flour sack embroidery transfer troubles HELP!!  |
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
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 Posted - May 27 2007 : 7:59:24 PM
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Hi,
I have been trying, and I mean the big ole college kind of trying, to transfer a xeroxed picture of the veggies dancing from the new MJ book onto a flour sack/towel for a couple of weeks now and it just won't work. I know I'm blonde and all, but for the life of me I just can't get it to work. Any ideas? hints?
Maybe the towels are too thick? Maybe I'm too thick? Maybe the transfer paper is upside down? although I have turned it every which way from sunday and it still won't work! I thought about holding it up against a window and drawing it on, but frankly my monkey arms just won't hold up. 
Help! I ran out of things to embroider/sew at my phone job (catalog company-not that kind of "phone job") and am in need of something and thought the tea towels would be a great thing to help me pass the time. I've been sewing my costume top, but that's almost done too!
Amanda
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
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Posted - May 27 2007 : 8:08:31 PM
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| I have not tried to transfer a pattern with tracing paper and the red transfer pen, but I do trace them with a pencil with the pattern under the towel. You can use a lightbox or just lay it on the counter and trace it onto the towel. That worked for me last time, but my towels were not that thick. You are supposed to be able to trace the pattern onto tracing paper then iron it onto the towel, but I have not done that yet. |
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2007 : 8:23:25 PM
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The towels are a "restaurant quality" and pretty thick, so putting it under just didn't work that well. Although, I saw some other one's at the crazy-expensive health store on friday, but they looked fairly hefty too. I used a tracing paper/transfer paper from the fabric store, but nothing is working. Grrrrrr!
amanda
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 27 2007 : 9:06:16 PM
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Amanda-
You can buy special iron-on transfer paper. Copy the pattern on to that and then simply iron pattern onto your fabric. That is what I would do if the other methods of transfering aren't working. You can usually buy the transfer paper with other specialty printer papers at Wal-Mart.
Alee |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - May 27 2007 : 11:43:30 PM
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Quick and easy light box I saw on Fons & Porter. They took one of those fluorescent tubes that you mount under cabinets and put is under a clear plastic storage container. Worked great.
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Edited by - therusticcottage on May 29 2007 2:42:22 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 27 2007 : 11:55:01 PM
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There are inexpensive Aunt Martha's transfer pencils you can use too. I have done that. They come in a set of two (near the embroidery stuff in stores) and are sort of like colored pencils. They write red. You just trace over the page (right ON the page) and then voila! instant iron on. They work really well. You just have to make sure you don't miss any lines...guess how I know THAT??? Good luck!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2007 : 07:54:36 AM
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Thanks everyone!! Looks like I need to squeeze (another) trip to the craft store in my day.
I'm afraid it will be one of those dumb things where you try 20 different ways to do something and then you do the 21st thing and wonder why you didn't do it in the first place because it was so simple. Oh well....guess someone has to pay for the workers at the craft store :-]
Amanda
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
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grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 08:50:54 AM
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As always Jenny you and I are on the same page. I love those red pencils. I will give another word of advise. When you are drawing on the paper your pattern do not go overboard on making the lines really dark and wide. My son went over his work twice just to make sure and we ended up doing a stain stitch just to cover all the red. I find if you need to you can fill in any missed spots (as long as they are not too many)with a lite pencil line or the red pencil. The red does not go away. Good luck and love your sense of humor. You would fit right in here at the Funny Farm.
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 10:28:12 AM
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Got a really good tip from our local quilt shop lady - try using good old parchment paper to use as a trasfer w/the red pencil.
Good luck.
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 10:34:25 AM
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I was wondering if that would work! I have a roll of it in the kitchen for using when I baking-saves having to clean all the pans-you just rip it out and voila a clean pan...oh, where was I...Oh yes, parchment paper...So tomorrow I'm in the vacinity of the craft/fabric store and i'll get the pencil and take some parchment paper with me and get started. I still have to iron it though, right?
Ha! Guess I can't do that at work! Darn.
Well, one step closer...I've got the towel, xeroxed copy of picture, coloured threads, needles, embroidery hoop...getting there.
woohoooo
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 10:51:20 AM
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Yes, you still have to iron it on. But works great and is a cheap way of transfering (besides using it for cooking/baking).
Peach and love to all.
Annie |
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 12:19:48 PM
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I remember from years ago something about a shiny side and a not shiny side...do you happen to remember which side goes down? Lord, I feel like a total idiot!!!!!!! Seriously, this shouldn't be this difficult! :-) However, having said that making Macaroni and cheeze from the box makes me break out in a sweat-I have the hardest time following the simple directions, BUT I can make elaborate things with no problem. Go figure.
Amanda
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 2:11:08 PM
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Amanda, the lady at the quilt shop said it didn't matter what side - both sides look the same.
Good luck.
Annie |
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 7:48:55 PM
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Thank goodness! Less chance of having to do it over :-)
I'm going to squeeze in a quick trip to the craft/fabric store tomorrow, so I'll let you know how that goes. I won't iron until tomorrow (tues) night or weds morning.
thanks everybody.
I hesitated to ask, but I'm glad I did. you all are such a great resource!
Amanda
http://www.theheadlettuce.blogspot.com
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Daisy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Daisy
Thistle Sprig Farm
NW Indiana
USA
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Posted - May 29 2007 : 06:45:42 AM
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I just got one of the red tranfer pencils. Thanks for the tips Aunt Jenny and Grace!I'm looking forward to trying it out!
Daisy
Thistle Sprig Farm |
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2007 : 2:15:03 PM
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Update (sort of)- I went to the craft store and bought a transfer pen and eventually found a red transfer pencil in a completely different department. The instructions on the pen made me think that it may work better than the pencil since it said something about not spreading or doing other things you wouldn't want it to do :-)(sorry, been seeing children all day and just came from physical therapy). It also said that you could fill in lines, etc after you had done the transfer. Either way, i'll let you know how it turns out. I'll do it in the morning when I iron next.
Amanda
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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littlegreen
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Katelyn
Spanish Fork
UT
USA
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 4:05:47 PM
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just wanted to throw my two cents in that I love the red pencils, but do agree as well on the not drawing your lines too thick or anything, cause I ended up doing some double stitching in spots as well to cover it up... but they are awesome... makes me feel like I can transfer and embroider anything!!!
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 5:00:59 PM
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Okay, last night I traced a picture using the transfer pen. It was relatively simple, although it, like most pens, was hard to do when I was holding it up. I also started another picture with the red one, which seemed much easier.
The black pen said that you could 'just draw once and use it multiple times', so I decided to try it...the first one was fairly dark (probably stopped ironing too soon), and the second one was much lighter, but again I didn't iron it very long-too excited! I started embroidering the darker of the two today, but it is kind of hard to see when I'm sitting in the light-which is most of the time :-), so I'm going to do it again with the red pencil. I am also wondering if my "flour sack towels" that I bought at LNT might be too thin. Don't know. I'm going to keep going, since it's good practise. Today I also found some heavier duty table napkins/dish towels that I might just try just to see if it makes a difference. I have a feeling that the transfer may show up a little better...we'll see. I'm going to post the pictures of the first two that I did with the black pen on my blog later on tonight (between laundry and a bowl of non-dairy ice cream :-)). See what you think.
Amanda
www.theheadlettuce.blogspot.com
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 6:21:34 PM
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I have never found a BLACK pen!! Wow!! I only have ever seen the red ones!! ...ooh..the ice cream sounds great too!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2007 : 6:27:27 PM
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I'm posting a picture of it on my blog in about 15 minutes-have to run down 2 flights of stairs, change the laundry, and come back....but there will be a picture of it so you can check it out.
Oh, the non-dairy ice cream was good, but now I am cold! Guess that's what happens when you're so excited that the sun is actually shining that you neglect to process that it's really only about 62 outside and you'll probably be cold. Brrr! at least the laundry will be warm :-)
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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mkmomus
True Blue Farmgirl
248 Posts
Merle
Greensboro
NC
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 6:47:58 PM
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Amanda, where is your blog?? I want to see!!! I have been following this for 2 days--LET ME SEE!!!!!lol
Merle |
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kreativeblonde
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Amanda
Summerland
Ca
USA
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Posted - May 30 2007 : 7:20:48 PM
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Oh, y'all are too funny.
I just finished typing my fingers to a nubbin' and posted the pictures, etc.
You can find it at:http://www.theheadlettuce.blogspot.com
Amanda
Also, I found a website that is solely devoted to the love of aprons today and I'll try to add that later on.
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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mkmomus
True Blue Farmgirl
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Merle
Greensboro
NC
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Posted - May 31 2007 : 04:44:13 AM
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Amanda,
I think it looked good. I have not used the pens. I have bought Aunt Martha's (at Hancocks fabrics) and I ordered from Patternbee. I wonder why you can't see the lines good in the light??? Love your blog I only put in tomatoes this year. I put them in containers becuase I don't know if I moving or not and I didn't want to leave them behind if I did. You garden looks great. Can't wait to see the finished project!
Merle |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - May 31 2007 : 06:01:31 AM
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AMANDA,
Your blog has lots of pretties, even the lettuce. How come you don't use IRON ON TRANSFERS?
NANCY JO
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