tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post6436526564732376977..comments2024-01-07T21:45:06.168+10:00Comments on Vignette in Stitches Blog: What pen do you use to trace your embroidery design onto the Hanky Linen?Perrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376832773590343315noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-33509739298046966382011-12-31T22:03:23.289+10:002011-12-31T22:03:23.289+10:00I just use a hp pencil, all the others for me just...I just use a hp pencil, all the others for me just dont fade away, sometimes if your hands are hot, its hard to remove and doesnt always fade, in my shop i sold all kids of pens but give me the hp pencil anyday horses for courses<br />love your workCrafty Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940043049031219389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-57521368249104726682011-12-23T05:26:10.576+10:002011-12-23T05:26:10.576+10:00You might want to look into Transfer-Eze Embroider...You might want to look into Transfer-Eze Embroidery Magic. You trace the pattern onto this product, then place it on top of the fabric and stitch. It washes off with a gentle hand washing. Bird Brain Designs highly recommends it and has information about it. I will admit I haven't used it because I have a very good light box, but she shows work that she's done with it and it appears to work well.suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432352442859238887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-50530672223080624952011-12-23T03:22:27.437+10:002011-12-23T03:22:27.437+10:00Sweet looking fabric by the way!Sweet looking fabric by the way!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430919749009206127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-59391391566160616632011-12-23T03:21:41.929+10:002011-12-23T03:21:41.929+10:00I had that trouble with using a pen. First thing ...I had that trouble with using a pen. First thing I traced I accidently drew a line that I thought I saw through the fabric, that wasn't there and then my piece of fabric was ruined with no way to take that permanent line out! :(Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430919749009206127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-24388387456110673662011-12-22T13:02:53.866+10:002011-12-22T13:02:53.866+10:00yeah.....I'm using the sewline with green lead...yeah.....I'm using the sewline with green lead and I find that by the time I get to the end of the piece, my lines have pretty much completely disappeared - sometimes I have to go back and fill in areas to complete the piece. It might be that if I pressed harder and made darker lines that I wouldn't have that problem - that's what I'm going to try for block 4.<br /><br />I'd like to use a pigma pen but since I trace on the window - rather than with a light box - I think it would be hard to get it perfectly traced.KrisRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329097418939443256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-52525338572939415192011-12-22T08:29:29.580+10:002011-12-22T08:29:29.580+10:00I have used the sewline fabric pencil, and found t...I have used the sewline fabric pencil, and found that when stitching and handling the fabric it can fade especially if it is a busy pattern and requires a lot of stitching so you tend to have to keep refreshing the lines. I have also used a pigma pen and found the brown .01 to be the best to cover with stitching. The .03 can be a little harder to cover. A friend of mine used a disappearing pen and didn't return to her work for quite awhile and found that her 6 hours of tracing did disappear. Good luck, I have yet to star mine but have everything ready to go, I must admit that I have asked myself the same question, and on answering yours I now have my answerKaye Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645840787887679046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-72155830066363631942011-12-22T07:27:00.572+10:002011-12-22T07:27:00.572+10:00I use a pigma pen which is permanent and prefer a ...I use a pigma pen which is permanent and prefer a .01 pen as it is very fine so you can cover the lines with thread. The only downside is that you have to be more careful when tracing as all the lines need to be covered and can't be erased.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576233778158669277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-18612410348398886292011-12-22T07:18:56.395+10:002011-12-22T07:18:56.395+10:00I use a Millennium pen - 03 in a pure Brown. It is...I use a Millennium pen - 03 in a pure Brown. It is non-bleeding and it has a very small tip so your stitching covers it right over itSharon - Lilabelle Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057515833969118954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-32925091421722134922011-12-22T05:50:16.758+10:002011-12-22T05:50:16.758+10:00And this time without typos...I use a sewline fabr...And this time without typos...I use a sewline fabric pencil: it's a softer lead in a mechanical pencil (you can also get blue, white and yellow colours). It doesn't fade, but I would stick to my drawn lines and make sure the thread covered them, as I'm not sure how it washes. The pencil comes with a rubber. The rubber doesn't work.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782632866434831902.post-29214144677376753562011-12-22T05:48:51.618+10:002011-12-22T05:48:51.618+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483861583825023558noreply@blogger.com