Make your own Iron-On transfers!

Let's talk about transferring embroidery patterns. :) There are lots of ways to do it, different ways work better for different fabrics. Personally, I mostly use a light table (you can also use a sunny window) and fabric pens and just trace the designs onto fabric. You can rinse away the pen lines when you're done. This works well for any light weight, light colored fabric. If you need a method for felt or other heavy weight fabrics, try out this tutorial I made. :) You can also use fabric carbon paper for almost any fabric.

I know lots of people like iron-ons, they're fast and easy, and guess what? You can MAKE YOUR OWN!! yep, lookie here:

It's easy as pie, (much easier, in fact.)

1. Print out your design on a Laser printer, or make a Photocopy. (Inkjet won't work.) Just use plain white paper, nothing special. Remember to reverse the design first, especially if it includes type. Black lines are probably best.

2. Place your printout face down on your fabric and iron it on (dry iron, cotton setting.) That's it. The lines will transfer onto your fabric. Depending on what type of fabric and paper you're using, you may get a few uses out of your transfer.

3. Start stitching! How's that for a quick set up? :)

(PS: It's a good idea to test out any transfer method on a scrap piece of fabric first. Just to be safe. :)