In order to stitch the word exactly as written by the pattern designer Jan Speed (It was nicely written), I used a water soluble stabilizer called Transfer-Eze.
Photocopied the pattern on the sheet, stuck it on the wool piece and stitched. Once completed, I rinsed it off and let the wool piece dry. Voila! Perfect word transfer!
The skinny pole (less than an 1/8 of an inch) that the snowman is holding was held back by Clover applique pins (my favourites). I worked from the front, making sure the skinny pole was straight and pinned from the back.
This is what it looks like from the front.
I did an X stitch to hold it in place.
There you have it, a couple of techniques for working with challenging patterns.
Catch you all later!
3 comments:
You are a genius! I often pin from the back, and use those gorgeous pins too. But why had it never occurred to me to use x-stitch? No wonder my thin applique strips always look lumpy.
I really must get to trying that transfer method too. Maybe after I finish my Mystical Lanterns rug.
Cheryl
I used a similar product but I didn't like how the stitching came out and it was a pain to pull out the pieces, washable sounds much easier.
Debbie
It turned out perfectly.
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