You can use elements from several designs-tracing each individually with the same sheet of tracing paper-to create your own unique piece. The beauty of tracing is that you don’t have to stick to just one design. The same methods can be applied to any design you might trace with tracing paper. If you aren’t excited about your own drawing skills, don’t be afraid to use tracing paper to copy another design (like Wild Tulip, seen above).Īs we noted in the “Draw it Yourself” section above, there are several options for transferring a hand-drawn design onto the canvas. There are even self-adhesive water soluble stabilizers which are thin enough to run through a printer so you can print your design directly onto the stabilizer and then stick that to your canvas! Tracing & Collage Wild Tulip, 1884, by William Morris courtesy of Birmingham Museums Trust
#EMBROIDERY PATTERNS SOFTWARE#
Photopad Embroidery Design Software allows stitchers to take any image-whether it’s a photograph or a hand-drawn image-and load it into their program to create a cross stitch or embroidery design.ĭesigners can enter the number of colors they want to use and stitch counts to create a printable pattern. There are a myriad of options for embroidery software if you’re embroidering with a machine, but what about hand embroidery? Embroidery Software Photo by NCH Software When you’re finished stitching, simply soak your work in warm water to dissolve the stabilizer.ĮGA members can borrow reference books from the EGA library, a fabulous resource for stitch inspiration that can be used when designing your own hand embroidery patterns. Once your tracing is finished, cut out your design and stick it to your canvas. Wash away stabilizers are usually very thin and easy to trace, but if you’re having trouble, tape the whole thing to a window to take advantage of the light. Draw a design you would like to use, then lay the stabilizer over your design and trace it with pen or pencil. Working with self adhesive wash away stabilizer is a great option when you’re drawing or tracing designs. Using Self-adhesive Water Soluble Stabilizer via Pam Ash Designs Using a stylus (the point of a pen cap will do in a pinch!), trace over your design so that the carbon transfers the design to the canvas. Pin the carbon transfer paper to your canvas, then pin your drawing on top of the carbon paper. Simply draw your design on a regular piece of paper. If you feel really confident about your drawing abilities, use a water soluble pen to draw directly onto the canvas.Īnother option is carbon transfer paper. The most straightforward method would be to draw your design directly onto lightweight trace paper, pin the paper to your canvas, then stitch through both paper and fabric.
If you’re naturally artistically inclined, one of the best ways to design your own embroidery pattern is by drawing it yourself. Designing your own embroidery pattern may seem daunting, but there are several avenues available for bringing the gorgeous idea out of your head and onto the canvas. Sometimes the exact embroidery project you want to make simply doesn’t exist.
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