Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A Quick Guide To The Pattern Transfer

By Arlene Case


A lot of people aren't aware that they have an artistic side in them, and as a result are willing to make use of this during their spare time. You could find the perfect avenue for your artistic intentions through a craft book, which can challenge your fingers in more ways than one. Among the many craft works you can try would be transferring patterns - a skill that may require some patience.

Things you require for pattern transfer

Aside from the piece of material you'll be using, you will also need transfer paper, transfer pencil, an iron and ironing board, among other essential craft equipment.

How to do a pattern transfer

While you work on a hard surface, you need to trace the entire design with the help of your transfer pencil. One thing you must keep in mind is to be consistent when applying pressure on your stroke and moving around the design - this way you can still see the lines on your design when the time comes for you to work on your project. Remember that what you will be transferring is a mirror image of what you had manually printed. Make sure the side you wish to be traced is face down against the material when you iron it, and you should also ensure that you trace onto the opposite side of the paper for most designs - reversible designs need no such procedures as they will look the same in any case.

Once the material is ready to work on, lift the pattern from it - the material can also be used for future projects.

Now cut a square around your pattern and for this it is better to work with a small piece of paper when you want to transfer the pattern to material with an iron. You have to position the pattern face down on the piece of material you are using for your project and then hold the pattern in place tightly with one hand and iron firmly and consistently over the pattern with your medium heated iron. After you are done with the iron, hold three corners of the pattern firmly with one hand, and lift the other corner with your free hand to see if the design looks bold enough on the material. If it is not still dark, iron consistently in your coverage of the pattern till you get satisfactory results.




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