Enough procrastination, time to prepare my fabric for embroidery. First of all I shrunk the fabric by wetting it thoroughly. I cut a generous piece, quite a bit bigger than the design, and pressed it with a steam iron. Next, I used my sewing machine to neaten the edges:
Then I used a running stitch to mark the half way lines of the fabric:
Luckily I have a glass table, and with the sun shining today I don't even need a lamp underneath it. I taped the paper pattern to the glass table, then taped the fabric on top, matching the centre lines. Then I took a deep breath and started tracing the pattern onto the fabric, using a ball point pen:
The pen goes along more smoothly than the pencil I used for my sample and I was surprised how easily the job went.
The embroidery project is going to take me a long time and I don't want it to get dirty. So I've covered it with a light muslin, which I tacked down. I'll cut 'windows' into the muslin to expose the area I want to work on. So now I'm all set to begin:
Well I have done it all except the windows in the embroidery that's a great Idea to remember.
ReplyDeleteThe idea comes to me from Mary Corbett's blog. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteI consider these the necessary evils of any creative endeavour. Hate it, but what else can one do --- I would Gladly delegate them ;-P
ReplyDeletePainstaking work - and it's so easy to miss a bit! It looks as though the hard part is done, now you can enjoy the project.
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