Thank you so much! I took up embroidery this spring on a whim, and I've gone through seven beginner projects that aren't really good for decoration, but I don't want to just throw them away, so I've been looking into making a felt "needlebook" so that I can just sew those projects onto the felt "pages" for collection. But I want the cover of the book to be embroidered, so I'm so thankful for your tips on how to do that! I'm also planning to give my coworkers similar ornaments for Christmas because several of them have pestered me (jokingly) about giving my projects to them when they've seen me embroidering at work, and I was considering how best to make them. I didn't know the felt won't fray! I guess I'll be doing that! Much easier than what I was planning on doing, that's for sure!
I want to embroider on felt using peel and stick patterns. My question is what can i expect in wetting and removing the pattern after its done. I thought maybe spraying it might be preferable.
I have a very thick woven wool skirt I want to embroider, but I'm finding it incredibly hard to get any kind of pattern tracing. Carbon paper is completely out, the fabric is too thick and bouncy to get a transfer. Chalk can work, but as you say in the video, fine detail is not possible. I've tried pouncing with pricking and daubing chalk, but it just smears. Finally, i tried daubing with acrylic paint, which is the one I had most success on, but feels really scary since it's so permanent on my pretty skirt. Perhaps this kind of paper tear away is my best option in the end!
Thank you for the tips.
Thank you. I got a lot of great ideas from your video. I want to make a felt needle ok for all my needles and a felt bookmark corner for my journal.
Thank you so much! I took up embroidery this spring on a whim, and I've gone through seven beginner projects that aren't really good for decoration, but I don't want to just throw them away, so I've been looking into making a felt "needlebook" so that I can just sew those projects onto the felt "pages" for collection. But I want the cover of the book to be embroidered, so I'm so thankful for your tips on how to do that! I'm also planning to give my coworkers similar ornaments for Christmas because several of them have pestered me (jokingly) about giving my projects to them when they've seen me embroidering at work, and I was considering how best to make them. I didn't know the felt won't fray! I guess I'll be doing that! Much easier than what I was planning on doing, that's for sure!
I want to embroider on felt using peel and stick patterns. My question is what can i expect in wetting and removing the pattern after its done. I thought maybe spraying it might be preferable.
Where do you find the pill and stick patterns?
I have a very thick woven wool skirt I want to embroider, but I'm finding it incredibly hard to get any kind of pattern tracing. Carbon paper is completely out, the fabric is too thick and bouncy to get a transfer. Chalk can work, but as you say in the video, fine detail is not possible. I've tried pouncing with pricking and daubing chalk, but it just smears. Finally, i tried daubing with acrylic paint, which is the one I had most success on, but feels really scary since it's so permanent on my pretty skirt. Perhaps this kind of paper tear away is my best option in the end!
It's worth a try! It is challenging, but it will be a beautiful project.